Reproduction
Object numberRCSHC/2095
Scientific nameLagocephalus
CollectionHunterian
CategoryWet preparations
Object nameBody, Peculiarities, Mounted wet bone and tissue
DescriptionPuffer fish, with the crop laid open to show its large size and its connections with the oesophagus.
This specimen was sent to John Hunter by a Cornish fisherman, Thomas Trethowan. It was caught off Penzance Pier on 4 September 1772. There is also drawing of this fish in Hunter's collection, where it is described as 'the Powter, a non-descript species of the Globe Fish'.
Production date Estimated 1772
Preparator
Collector/excavator
Owner/user
presented
Related objectsRCSSC/HDB/3/1/870/2RCSSC/HDB/3/1/873/1RCSSC/HDB/1/2/085A/1
Physical Location
LocationOn display in the Hunterian Museum, Room 6: Leicester Square
Physical Information
Physical descriptionWet preparation of bone and tissue mounted in a cuboid perspex container.
MaterialGlass, Kaiserling III
Tetraodon pennantii
Dimensions
whole height: 514 mm
whole width: 240 mm
whole depth: 183 mm
whole weight: 4400 g
whole width: 240 mm
whole depth: 183 mm
whole weight: 4400 g
Bibliography
SourceDobson 1970-71
Transcript2095: A large specimen of Pennant's Globe Fish (Tetrodon Pennantii), with the crop laid open from below, showing its great extent when distended and its connections with the tubular part of the oesophagus.
