Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
October 15, 1819
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 100
Additional Source Text:
"In spirits". The donor was "of Boston."
Notes:
The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) congregates around sharks, rays, and sea turtles, where it eats ectoparasites on, and leftovers around the host species.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Pilot fish
Current Scientific Name
Naucrates ductor
