Carcharhinus natator Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 USNM 79310 Holotype
sex: female
length: 850 mm TL
location: Panama City fish market
FAO-area: 77
specimens: 1
remarks: Ref.: HOWE, J.C. & SPRINGER, V.G. (1993) Catalog of type specimens of recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 5: Sharks (Chondrichthyes: Selachii). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, (540): i-iii, 1-19: Meek and Hildebrand's description mentioned a second specimen (female, 825 mm), also purchased in the Panama City market They provided no information on the location of the specimen, which would have status as a paratype, and its present location is unknown. Garrick (1982:33) examined the holotype, but made no mention of the paratype.
length: 850 mm TL
location: Panama City fish market
FAO-area: 77
specimens: 1
remarks: Ref.: HOWE, J.C. & SPRINGER, V.G. (1993) Catalog of type specimens of recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 5: Sharks (Chondrichthyes: Selachii). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, (540): i-iii, 1-19: Meek and Hildebrand's description mentioned a second specimen (female, 825 mm), also purchased in the Panama City market They provided no information on the location of the specimen, which would have status as a paratype, and its present location is unknown. Garrick (1982:33) examined the holotype, but made no mention of the paratype.
