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CAS-ICH 88981 Prionace glauca   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Carcharhinidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 11/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Iwamoto, Tomio; R/V Alpha Helix Field Number TI-73-19 Date Collected 18 Oct 1973 : 2000-2350
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NW & Central Pacific Country United States State Hawaii County Hawaii County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear dip net under night light
Locality Off Kona coast, 5.5 miles west-southwest of Kealakekua Bay.
Latitude-Longitude 19°28'0"N, 156°1'30"W Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1973-XII:26 Specimen Remarks Embryos from 6 ft. blue shark caught by hook & line.
Collecting Event Remarks Kona Exped.; water depth 1200 fms.