Ichthyological collection of the Museu Oceanográfico D. Carlos I

By

Silva, Ana Serra
Pitta Groz, Maria
Leandro, Paula
Assis, Carlos A
Figueira, Rui

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

752

Pages

137-148

Subjects

Actinopterygii , Animalia , D. Carlos I , Elasmobranchii , Holocephali , Myxini , Natural History collection , occurrence , Petromyzonti , Portugal

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.752.20086

 

Abstract

The collection of the Museu Oceanográfico D. Carlos I is a historical specimen, instrument, and document collection that has been housed at the Aquário Vasco da Gama since 1935. The collection is largely the result of several scientific campaigns conducted by Dom Carlos de Bragança between 1896 and 1907. Specifically, the ichthyological collection consists of 675 surviving catalogue records of specimens caught, acquired or offered to D. Carlos I between 1892 to 1907, and includes the type specimen for Odontaspisnasutus Bragança, 1904 (junior synonym of Mitsukurinaowstoni Jordan, 1898), along with several specimens of deep sea species. All specimens were captured in coastal Portuguese waters, and were preserved in alcohol, formalin, or mounted.