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CAS-SU(ICH) 11890 Carcharias azureus   [Catalog of Fishes] HOLOTYPE  [image] ID by/date  Gilbert & Starks / 1904 Carchariidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Gilbert, Charles H.  Field Number CHG I-96 Date Collected Jan 1896 - Jan 1896 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country Panama State County
Water Body Panama Bay Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Panama Bay.
Latitude-Longitude 8.637194°, -79.224594°; uncertainty: 63206 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksCoordinates at approx. center of Panama Bay.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Synonym of Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle 1839), Carcharhinidae.
Collecting Event Remarks