It was taken by a fisherman in a place called "black Hills", sw of Port Moller on the Bering Sea side. The fisherman was not identified, but was almost certainly a salmon gill-netter, probably in early September 2012. The tail of the fish was cut off,, Alaska, United States, Pacific
Collection Date:
Sep 2012
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae
Published Name:
Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett
USNM Number:
409718
Specimen Count:
1
Notes:
Specimen was was taken by a fisherman in a place called "black Hills", sw of Port Moller on the Bering Sea side. The fisherman was not identified, but was almost certainly a salmon gill-netter, probably in early September 2012. The tail of the fish was cut off, probably to remove it from the net- they are not fun animals for the fishermen. The fish was delivered to TOM ARON, from a salmon tender, rather late at night, Tom removed the head and the jaws that night. The jaw was dried, the head was salted down. Jaws and skull. Specimen was 300-400 lbs. estimated. Donated by TOM and WILLIAM ARON from University of Washington November 2012.
