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CAS-ICH 40408 Carcharhinus leucas   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Carcharhinidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/1/0 Prep Type - Preservative skeletal Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number Z40408 Date Collected 10 Jul 1977 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country United States State Florida County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Florida Keys, Marathon.
Latitude-Longitude 24.717768°, -81.096415°; uncertainty: 2192 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number 1977-XI:30 Specimen Remarks Jaws only. Length of shark 8 ft, wgt 239 lbs.
Collecting Event Remarks