MCZ Ichthyology 54413

Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)

Date Collected:

1979-08-20

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Northwest: United States | Nahant Bay, half-way between Little Nahant and Swampscott.

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Current Identification
Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Selachi Gnathostomata Chondrichthyes Elasmobranchii Galeomorphi Lamniformes Cetorhinidae
Common Name(s): Basking tresher; Elephant shark; Hoe-mother; Shark; Sun-fish; Sunfish; basking shark; pez elefante; pèlerin; tiburón peregrino
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Hartel_KE, Fink_WL, Collette_Bruce B/1979]

  • field number: KEH1979:0820
  • group number: 21
  • previous number: OS 001-03

Part Condition Disposition Count
head (70% ethanol) unchecked in collection 1 History (3)
partial animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: ovaries--undeveloped
partial skeleton (70% ethanol) good on loan 1 History
Remarks: Vertebrae section

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
fork length 385 cm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

  • None

  • See head & tail in coffin 1. Formalin fixed. Female with out developed ovaries;Donor: Fink_WL

  • None

  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Country:
  • United States
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://marineregions.org/mrgid/25365 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Nahant Bay, half-way between Little Nahant and Swampscott.
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Nahant Bay, half-way between Little Nahant and Swampscott.
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Georeference:
  • 42.4416666°, -70.900000° (Error radius: Unknown) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (42° 26′ 30″ N  70° 54′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Method:
  • Gill net
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1979-08-20
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 20/8/1979-20/8/1979
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • KEH1979:0820
  • Collectors:
  • G. Nichols; B. Nichols

  • None

  • None

  • [Masked]

  • None