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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758

Catalog Data

Collector:
Bernard L. Lenheim  Search this
Del Monte Fishing Company  Search this
MV Dennis Gayle  Search this
Ocean/Sea/Gulf:
North Pacific Ocean  Search this
Length - Total:
1105 cm
Sex:
Male
Place:
San Francisco waters, California, United States, North America, North Pacific Ocean
Collection Date:
6 Dec 1970
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 : 1970-0066
Whale Field Number 2 : 1970-066
USNM Number:
STR17048
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a4d70363-504c-47d8-8964-3818841eb68a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_11366848