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CAS-ICH 26781 Carcharodon carcharias   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Lamnidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/1/0 Prep Type - Preservative skeletal-ETHYL/DRY Other/Previous Number Size 2960 mm TL
Collector; Vessel Spenger, F.; Richarz, R.; 'Marcella II' Field Number MAR 2-VII-60 Date Collected 2 Jul 1960 : 1600
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / NE Pacific Country United States State California County Marin Co.
Water Body Tomales Bay Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 3 in. hook baited with salmon head
Locality 300 yds. southeast of Hog I.
Latitude-Longitude 38.195476°, -122.932160°; uncertainty: 307 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1960-VII:3 Specimen Remarks Toothless jaws + separate teeth; Female, TL: 9 ft. 8.5 in., 419 lbs.; vertebral column in alcohol.
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