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CAS-SU(ICH) 51604 Tarpon   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Berla  Field Number REC 16-IV-45 Date Collected 16 Apr 1945 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SW Atlantic Country Brazil State Pernambuco County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Recife, Mare do Espinheiro.
Latitude-Longitude -8.057342°, -34.867954°; uncertainty: 5000 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksEspineiro is a neighborhood in Recife, I plotted the locality in the nearest ocean water to this area, where the Rio Capibaribe empties.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
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CAS-SU(ICH) 45221 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/1 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number NYZS K2084 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number NO DATA Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Country       State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
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CAS-SU(ICH) 51605 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Wilimovsky, N. J. / 1951 Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 6/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Fort. 849 Size      
Collector; Vessel Carvalho, V.  Field Number FORT VII-45 Date Collected Jul 1945 - Jul 1945 
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / SW Atlantic Country Brazil State Ceara County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Fortaleza, Mucuripe.
Latitude-Longitude -3.716667°, -38.483333°; uncertainty: 4871 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
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CAS-SU(ICH) 22175 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Starks, Edwin C.  Field Number ECS 1911-LP Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean South America Country Brazil State Rio Grande do Norte County
Water Body Lake Papary Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear large gill net, large cast nets & canoes
Locality Ca. 24 miles south of Natal; large shallow lake with marshy banks & muddy estuaries choked with water hyacinth.
Latitude-Longitude -6.116627°, -35.167859°; uncertainty: 2969 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks Stanford Expedition to Brazil.

CAS-SU(ICH) 1192 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Jordan, David S.  Field Number Z101192 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Mexico Country Cuba State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Havana
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
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CAS-SU(ICH) 4345 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Jordan, David S.  Field Number Z104345 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Mexico Country Cuba State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Havana
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks discarded
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CAS-SU(ICH) 10231 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 00325 Size      
Collector; Vessel Jordan, David S.  Field Number DSJ-HAVANA Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America / West Indies Country Cuba State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Havana.
Latitude-Longitude 23.144730°, -82.435578°; uncertainty: 12346 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksMarine species, assumed collection in ocean near Havana.
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CAS-SU(ICH) 10232 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 00989 Size      
Collector; Vessel Jordan, David S.  Field Number DSJ-HAVANA Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America / West Indies Country Cuba State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Havana.
Latitude-Longitude 23.144730°, -82.435578°; uncertainty: 12346 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksMarine species, assumed collection in ocean near Havana.
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CAS-SU(ICH) 11319 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 26972 Size      
Collector; Vessel Jordan, David S.  Field Number DSJ-HAVANA Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America / West Indies Country Cuba State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Havana.
Latitude-Longitude 23.144730°, -82.435578°; uncertainty: 12346 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksMarine species, assumed collection in ocean near Havana.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
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CAS-ICH 19772 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 00981 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number HAVANA Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America / West Indies Country Cuba State Ciudad de la Habana County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Havana.
Latitude-Longitude 23.144730°, -82.435578°; uncertainty: 12346 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksMarine species, assumed collection in ocean near Havana.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
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CAS-ICH 19279 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 00902 Size      
Collector; Vessel   Field Number HAVANA Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America / West Indies Country Cuba State Ciudad de la Habana County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Havana.
Latitude-Longitude 23.144730°, -82.435578°; uncertainty: 12346 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksMarine species, assumed collection in ocean near Havana.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-ICH 78344 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 2/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH; radiograph Other/Previous Number IU 09715 Size      
Collector; Vessel Eigenmann, C. H.; Riddle, O.  Field Number CHE 1902D Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America / West Indies Country Cuba State Pinar del Rio County
Water Body R. del Pinar Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity F Gear
Locality Above and below wagon road near ice factory at Pinar del Rio; broad, shallow stream; riffles, pools, weedy patches.
Latitude-Longitude 22.405499°, -83.692626°; uncertainty: 2063 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksRio del Pinar, as described in Eigenmann 1902, within city and near crossings.
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CAS-SU(ICH) 45218 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/2 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number NYZS K2031/2033 Size 115-140 mm
Collector; Vessel New York Zoological Society ??  Field Number NYZS ?B Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America / West Indies Country Haiti State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Haiti
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks tails only;
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CAS-SU(ICH) 45219 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/1 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number NYZS K2031/2033 Size 115-140 mm
Collector; Vessel New York Zoological Society ??  Field Number NYZS ?B Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America / West Indies Country Haiti State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Haiti
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks tails only;
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 45220 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/2 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number NYZS K2034 Size 120-140 mm
Collector; Vessel New York Zoological Society ??  Field Number NYZS ?B Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America / West Indies Country Haiti State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Haiti
Latitude-Longitude   Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks bodies without tails.
Collecting Event Remarks

CAS-SU(ICH) 11837 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number IU 00006 Size      
Collector; Vessel Roberts, J. S.  Field Number JSR 1896 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / Caribbean Sea Country Jamaica State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Kingston.
Latitude-Longitude 17.964544°, -76.787297°; uncertainty: 8925 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
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CAS-SU(ICH) 8160 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel U.S. Fish Commission  Field Number Z108160 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean North America / West Indies Country Puerto Rico State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Fajardo
Latitude-Longitude 18.336661°, -65.633382°; uncertainty: 4270 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
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CAS-SU(ICH) 8291 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 1/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel U.S. Fish Commission  Field Number Z108291 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country Puerto Rico State County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity M Gear
Locality Hucares
Latitude-Longitude 18.184833°, -65.709420°; uncertainty: 514 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks
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CAS-SU(ICH) 45222 Tarpon atlanticus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Megalopidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 0/0/3 Prep Type - Preservative C&S-GLYCERINE Other/Previous Number K2084 Size      
Collector; Vessel Breder, C. M.  Field Number CMB J111-39 Date Collected  
Continent/Ocean Atlantic Ocean / NW Atlantic Country United States State Florida County Lee Co.
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear
Locality Sanibel Island
Latitude-Longitude 26.455280°, -82.075812°; uncertainty: 2057 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type
Georef. RemarksPolygon includes Tarpon Bay.
Acc. Number Specimen Remarks Died in aquarium; dried up. See Bull. NYZS, Sept.-Oct. (1939?).
Collecting Event Remarks
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