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CAS-ICH 39220 Thunnus atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Scombridae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number TABL uncat. Size      
Collector; Vessel Rivas, L. R.  Field Number Z39220 Date Collected 2 Oct 1952 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country United States State Florida County
Water Body Gulf Stream Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality 8 miles off Miami.
Latitude-Longitude 25.760594°, -79.941723°; uncertainty: 18608 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksNOAA charts show Gulf Stream as ca 16 miles off Miami Beach. Uncertainty includes area in vicinity of 8 miles off coast to area indicated on NOAA chart.
Acc. Number 1974-V:31 Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks