Ichthyology 171013: Carcharodon carcharias

Ichthyology 171013
Carcharodon carcharias
whole animal (70% ethanol); tissue (95% ethanol: vapor phase nitrogen); tissue (95% ethanol: vapor phase nitrogen); skin sample (70% ethanol); tissue (95% ethanol: vapor phase nitrogen); tissue (95% ethanol: vapor phase nitrogen); tissue (95% ethanol: vapor phase nitrogen)

4 miles S of Faria Beach Park, California
Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Eastern Central
24 October 2012
BerkeleyMapper

Identifications

Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia Chordata Craniata Selachii Gnathostomata Chondrichthys Euselachii Galeomorphi Lamniformes Lamnidae Carcharodon carcharias

Man eater; Man-eater; Maneater; Maneater shark; Mango-taniwha; Mango-ururoa; Shark; White pointer; White shark

Identified by Gavin Naylor
Nature of ID: expert ID

Locality and Collecting Event Details

Continent/Ocean:	Pacific Ocean
Specific Locality:	4 miles S of Faria Beach Park, California
Verbatim Locality:	4 miles S of Faria Beach Park
Collecting Source:	wild caught
Coordinates:	34.2574° -119.3993° (Datum: not recorded)
	John O'Sullivan; 2012-10-24; Source: Email
Collecting Date:	24 October 2012

Collectors

F/V Rincon

Ben Henke

Identifiers

group number: 21

Part Details

Part Name	Condition	Disposition	#	Remarks
skin sample (70% ethanol)	Good	in collection	1	from dorsolateral section below dorsal fin.
tissue (95% ethanol: vapor phase nitrogen)	good	in collection	1	samples include muscle and liver tissues; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2016-07-01
tissue (95% ethanol: vapor phase nitrogen)	good	in collection	1	samples include muscle and liver tissues; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2016-07-01
tissue (95% ethanol: vapor phase nitrogen)	good	in collection	1	samples include muscle and liver tissues; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2016-07-01
tissue (95% ethanol: vapor phase nitrogen)	good	in collection	1	samples include muscle and liver tissues; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2016-07-01
tissue (95% ethanol: vapor phase nitrogen)	good	in collection	1	samples include muscle and liver tissues; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2016-07-01
whole animal (70% ethanol)	Good	in collection	1

Attributes

sex: female

Karsten E. Hartel, 2014-02-28

fork length: 150 cm

Unknown, 2012-10-24

unspecified measurement: 157 cm

Unknown, 2012-10-24

Remarks: Mass 42.8 kg (94.3 lbs). Specimen originally brought to Monterey Bay Aquarium, then sent to WHOI for Darlene Ketten to CT; then to U Mass New Bedford for fixing by Karsten Hartel, Gavin Naylor Greg Skomal, Diego Bernal and Andy Williston. Moved to MCZ on 27 February 2014. Donation arranged by Gavin Naylor.

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