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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Catalog Data

Collector:
Del Monte Fishing Company  Search this
MV Allen Cody  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Pacific Ocean  Search this
Length - Total:
1430 cm
Sex:
Male
Place:
San Francisco waters, California, United States, North America, North Pacific Ocean
Collection Date:
27 May 1961
Record Last Modified:
20 May 2024
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Odontoceti, Physeteridae
Published Name:
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758
Other Numbers:
Whale Field Number 1 : 1961-0377
Whale Field Number 2 : 377
USNM Number:
STR16315
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/397119a6c-5772-48f8-9257-1e970b712dd3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_11365897