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1,100,502 specimens across 6 departments, collected since 1754 — 100,256 names, 42,336 type specimens.

Carcharhinidae

BPBM 3498 · W.G. Anderson, 1927

Pearl and Hermes Atoll

Carcharhinus melanopterus

BPBM 3499 · H.G. Hornbostel, 1923

Guam

Carcharhinidae

BPBM 3500 · "Tanager" Expedition, 1923

Wake Island

Carcharhinus melanopterus

BPBM 3501 · "Whippoorwill" Expedition, 1924

Kiritimati Atoll

Triaenodon obesus

BPBM 3502 · "Tanager" Expedition, 1923

Laysan

Rhizoprionodon

BPBM 35941 · J.E. Randall and Ian McLeish, 1993

Oman

Rhizoprionodon

BPBM 35942 · J.E. Randall and Ian McLeish, 1993

Oman

Carcharhinus perezii

BPBM 38834 · 1978

Bahamas

Prionace glauca

BPBM 39419 · Local fisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1986

Easter Island

Carcharhinidae

BPBM 5529 · V. Pietschmann, 1928

Pearl and Hermes Atoll

Triaenodon obesus

BPBM 5563 · V. Pietschmann, 1928

Pearl and Hermes Atoll

Carcharhinus melanopterus

BPBM 5575 · J.E. Randall, 1966

Tahiti

Triaenodon obesus

BPBM 5900 · J.E. Randall, 1967

Tahiti

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

BPBM 6558 · Tahitian spearfisherman, via J.E. Randall, 1969

Easter Island

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

BPBM 7182 · J.E. Randall, 1968

Minami Tori Shima

Carcharhinus melanopterus

BPBM 7734 · J.P. McVey, 1968

Palmyra Atoll

Carcharhinus melanopterus

BPBM 9043 · "Whippoorwill" Expedition, 1924

Kiritimati Atoll

Carcharhinus limbatus

BPBM 9170 · T.A. Clarke, 1969

Oʻahu

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

BPBM 9171 · J.E. Randall, 1968

Johnston Atoll

Carcharhinus plumbeus

BPBM 9172 · Personnel of University of Hawaii shark program, 1969

Oʻahu

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

BPBM 9173 · J.E. Randall, 1968

Minami Tori Shima

Carcharhinus galapagensis

BPBM 9174 · Personnel of University of Hawaii shark program, 1969

Oʻahu

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

BPBM 9175 · C.K. Walters, 1967

Tahiti

Negaprion

BPBM 9221 · J.E. Randall, 1968

Fanning Island