Acipenseriformes
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Scientific Name | Acipenser oxyrhynchus |
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Comments | Scans of artwork commissioned by the Fish and Wildlife Service in the 1970's. Original art is kept at NCTC museum. |
Creator | Duane Raver |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source Collection | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Online Digital Media Library |
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- First online 09 August 2006
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Tree of Life Web Project. 2006. Acipenseriformes. Version 09 August 2006 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Acipenseriformes/68726/2006.08.09 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/