A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Ammocryptocharax elegans has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens1
BINs1
Marker genes1
Marker genes sequenced
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★COI-5P
animal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type291 records
Wild obs. + sensor11
Museum / vouchered280
Origin
Native1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO912 km²
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 11 records without
Open the mapobservation + sensor11
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy40% within 1 km
≤1 km 4≤10 km 4>10 km 2
10 georeferenced · 270 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence280
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions9 of 23 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record
59
Instituto de Biodiversidad de Venezuela - INBIOlocation not on record
41
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldilocation not on record
38
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record
27
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulolocation not on record
24
PUC-RSlocation not on record
21
Montgomery, US
12
Washington, US
9
Universidad del Tolima (UT)location not on record
9
Chicago, US
8
University of Nebraskalocation not on record
7
UNICAMPlocation not on record
5
Champaign, US
5
Geneva, CH
3
Toronto, CA
2
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
2
FishBaselocation not on record
2
1
Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record
1
Ann Arbor, US
1
USP-RPlocation not on record
1
Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record
1
Londrina, BR
1
23 institutions · 280 of 280 vouchered records shown
