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CAS-ICH 39643 Carcharhinus melanopterus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Freihofer, W. C. / 22 Jun 1977 Carcharhinidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 3/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Powell, D.; et al  Field Number DP-CANTON Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Pacific Ocean / South Pacific Country Kiribati State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Phoenix Is. Island Abariringa (Kanton) Atoll
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Canton I.
Latitude-Longitude -2.815656°, -171.672205°; uncertainty: 9505 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1977-VI:22 Specimen Remarks Died in Steinhart Aquarium 19 June 1977.
Collecting Event Remarks