Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
March 27, 1821
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 105
Additional Source Text:
National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia), 28 Aug 1821 adds: "Chaetodon Ocellatus."
Notes:
These coordinates yield a location in the Caribbean between the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Scientific Name:
Chaetodon Ocellatus (from source)
Current Common Name:
Spotfin butterflyfish
Current Scientific Name
Chaetodon ocellatus
