Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
November 13, 1821
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 117
Notes:
A species of porcupine fish, one of which (Diodon hystrix) is pictured here.
The Peale Museum also received a porcupine fish from the West Indies on 7 Jan 1823 from Miss F. Campbell. Accessions Book, p. 123
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Porcupine fish
Current Scientific Name
Diodon hystrix
