Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
January 23, 1792
Primary Source Reference:
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 7 Feb 1791
Additional Source Text:
Also listed in New-York Daily Gazette, 28 Jan 1792 and Argus (Boston), 10 Feb 1792; General Advertiser (Philadelphia), 20 Jan 1792
Notes:
There is only a single species of swordfish, Xiphias gladius, pictured here.
Specimen Type:
Individual parts
Peale's Common Name:
Swordfish
Current Common Name:
Swordfish
Current Scientific Name
Xiphias gladius
