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[Drawing] Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) & Greenland Shark
Subject: | [Drawing] Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) & Greenland Shark
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Date: 2004:11:24 13:36:06
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'Male Narwhal or Unicorn. Greenland Shark." In: "An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery", by W. Scoresby. 1820. P. 588, Vol. II. Plate XV. Library Call Number G742 .S42 1820 .
Image ID: libr0420, Treasures of the NOAA Library Collection
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Scientific Name: Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758
Common Names:
English – Narwhal, Unicorn Whale
French – Narval
Spanish – Narval |
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Scientific Name: Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Common Names:
English – Greenland Shark, Sleeper Shark, Large Sleeper Shark, Sleeper, Gurry Shark
French – Laimargue Du Groenland
Spanish – Tiburón Boreal, Tollo De Groenlandia
Synonyms: Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Taxonomic Notes: Yano et al. (2004) confirm that sleeper sharks found in the South Atlantic and Southern Ocean are a separate species, Somniosus antarcticus Whitley, 1939. |
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