[Drawing] Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)  & Greenland Shark

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Subject:	[Drawing] Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) & Greenland Shark

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[Drawing] Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) & Greenland Shark

'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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