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Common Name

Candlefish

Specimen Numbers

USNM-284119

Species

Species: pacificus

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Teleostei Superorder: Clupeomorpha Order: Osmeriformes Suborder: Osmeroidei Family: Osmeridae Genus: Thaleichthys Species: pacificus 1035

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	0	0	0
Thoracic Vertebrae Middle	0	0	0
Basioccipital	0	0	0
Exoccipital	0	0	0
Dentary	0	0	0

Specimen Elements

City

Fish Market, Seattle

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

? Bonham

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

Country: USA State: Washington - - Location: Fish Market, Seattle

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Collected from the Fish Market in Seattle, Wa. The fish was taken on the Columbia River. Fam: 055; Spec:001; Prep: osteol; Acc No: 372195; Date Cataloged: 03 December 1986