Ichthyology 54413: Cetorhinus maximus

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Ichthyology 54413

Cetorhinus maximus
BerkeleyMapper

Nahant Bay, half-way between Little Nahant and Swampscott.
Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Northwest
20/8/1979-20/8/1979 (1979-08-20)

whole animal (alcohol)

Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)

Animalia Chordata Craniata Gnathostomata Chondrichthys Elasmobranchii Galeomorphi Lamniformes Cetorhinidae Cetorhinus maximus

Basking tresher; Elephant shark; Hoe-mother; Shark; Sun-fish; Sunfish; basking shark

Identified by Karsten E. Hartel, William L. Fink, Bruce B. Collette
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Hartel_KE, Fink_WL, Collette_Bruce B/1979]

Continent/Ocean:	Atlantic Ocean
Specific Locality:	Nahant Bay, half-way between Little Nahant and Swampscott.
General Habitat:	[SALINITY: M]
Collecting Method:	Gill net
Collecting Source:	wild caught
Coordinates:	42° 26´ 30´´ N 70° 54´ 0´´ W (unknown) , Error: 0 m
	[no agent data]; 2010-03-19; unknown
Collecting Date:	20/8/1979-20/8/1979 (1979-08-20)