“Macrodon asperula” by United States Fish Commission (1877) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access.

Macrodon asperula

United States Fish Commission

Title	Macrodon asperula
Artist	United States Fish Commission
Date	1877 19th century
Medium	2560 - 2868
Classification	Dall, W. H. 1881. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 9(2) : 120-121.
Origin	Yucatan Bank, North of, Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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