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spotfin

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IMAGE INFORMATION

Fish taken out of the Stomach of a Shark in Lat. 15. long. 69. West

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

March 27, 1821

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 105

Additional Source Text:

National Gazette and Literary Register (Philadelphia), 28 Aug 1821 adds: "Chaetodon Ocellatus."

Notes:

These coordinates yield a location in the Caribbean between the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Peale's Scientific Name:

Chaetodon Ocellatus (from source)

Current Common Name:

Spotfin butterflyfish

Current Scientific Name

Chaetodon ocellatus