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CAS-ICH 224409 Sphyrna lewini   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Sphyrnidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-55% isopropanol; radiograph Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Thai fishermen  Field Number GVF 2126 Date Collected 5 Apr 1960 
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / Indo-West Pacific Country Thailand State Surat Thani County
Water Body Gulf of Thailand Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear gill net
Locality Kho Samouy; water 10m deep; purchased at Bangkok fish market.
Latitude-Longitude 9.564394°, 100.027932°; uncertainty: 22250 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type mud
Georef. RemarksAssuming source locality is gulf waters near Ko Samui, Surat Thani
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Caudal area only radiographed.
Collecting Event Remarks see GVF 2126 (sta. 60-109) for more data