Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
February 7, 1791
Primary Source Reference:
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 7 Feb 1791
Additional Source Text:
Also listed in New-Hampshire Spy (Portsmouth), 23 Feb 1791
Notes:
A species of porcupine fish, one of which (Diodon hystrix) is pictured here
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Porcupine fish
Current Common Name:
Porcupine fish
Current Scientific Name
Diodon hystrix
