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SU 30975 Myxus malayanus Herre [A. W. C. T.], 1936 Holotype & Paratype  [Collection database record]
Holotype, distinguished by size, is one of the two specimens represented.
malayanus, Myxus Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1936:286 [Philippine Journal of Science v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 2125] North end of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Holotype: CAS-SU 30975 (1 of 5). Paratypes: FMNH 46909 (2), CAS-SU 30975 (4, mixed with holotype). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:64 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:59 [ref. 12367]. •Status uncertain -- (Thomson 1997:545 [ref. 23428] but types not examined). •Questionable a synonym of Mugil broussonnetii Valenciennes 1836 -- (Harrison & Senou 1999:2095 [ref. 24780]). •Species inquirenda in Family Mugilidae -- (Kottelat 2013:275 [ref. 32989]). Mugilidae. Habitat: marine.
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