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by **Parrotfish** » April 17, 2009 - 5:24 pm

I am trying to make a map of Oarfish sightings from around the world. Though I can only find a few of the sightings. Does anyone know about any websites where I can find info on Oarfish sightings?

by **David** » May 24, 2009 - 5:23 pm

You might try the library and search google (for common names - check fishbase.org for those and note those in different languages too as well as the scientific names (include synonyms too)) for reports like http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/baja- ... rfish.html. Let me know what you come up with and I'll add it our oarfish species home page.

by **Oarfish** » May 25, 2009 - 5:43 pm

<<<----Here's one sighted at the Plankton Forums. lol.

Actually, we could all work together on this and compile a nicely sized list. You should find lots of useful information on three of the four species (couldn't find R. kinoi) by viewing the following links (I know there are a lot of links, but they're all different, I promise). Note that several of the French ones seem to point to empty pages, although the catalog numbers on them are valid catalog numbers that do refer to actual specimens. (I have the links grouped by species, if that helps.)

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Regalecus russelii

http://www.iobis.org/OBISWEB/ViewHtmlDa ... s=russelii

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Agrostichthys parkeri

http://www.iobis.org/OBISWEB/ViewHtmlDa ... es=parkeri

http://www.fishbase.org/museum/SpecOccu ... m2=1373153

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/CatalogNumber/MNHN/IC/2001-0746

http://www.fishbase.org/museum/SpecOccu ... m2=2446076

http://www.fishbase.org/museum/SpecOccu ... um2=786256

http://www.fishbase.org/museum/SpecOccu ... um2=786257

http://www.fishbase.org/museum/SpecOccu ... um2=786258

http://www.fishbase.org/museum/SpecOccu ... um2=786259

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by **Oarfish** » May 26, 2009 - 10:23 am

Here's the data corresponding to those empty French pages, as reported on at FishBase.org (copy it into a text file, save it, rename the file with an HTML extension, and open it in your Internet browser to view properly):

Code: Select all: <table><tr><td>Country</td><td>Year</td><td>Collector</td><td>Identifier</td><td>Catalog No.</td><td>Locality</td><td>Source</td></tr> <tr><td>France</td><td>no year</td><td>verani, laurillard</td><td>valenciennes</td><td>MNHN A-7128</td><td>nice</td><td>Portal: FB. Source: MNHN</td></tr> <td>France</td><td>no year</td><td>verani, laurillard</td><td></td><td>MNHN A-7128</td><td>nice</td><td>Portal: FB. Source: MNHN</td></tr> <td>France</td><td>no year</td><td>laurillard</td><td></td><td>MNHN A-7125</td><td>nice</td><td>Portal: FB. Source: MNHN</td></tr> <td>France</td><td>no year</td><td>laurillard</td><td></td><td>MNHN A-7126</td><td>nice</td><td>Portal: FB. Source: MNHN</td></tr> <td>France</td><td>no year</td><td>laurillard</td><td>valenciennes</td><td>MNHN A-7126</td><td>nice</td><td>Portal: FB. Source: MNHN</td></tr> <td>South Africa</td><td>no year</td><td>verreaux</td><td></td><td>MNHN B-2626</td><td>capetown</td><td>Portal: FB. Source: MNHN</td></tr> <td>South Africa</td><td>no year</td><td>verreaux</td><td>valenciennes</td><td>MNHN B-2626</td><td>capetown</td><td>Portal: FB. Source: MNHN</td></tr></table>

by **Parrotfish** » May 27, 2009 - 5:15 pm

Wow thanks I try to post pictures of the map once I am finished with it.

by **Oarfish** » May 27, 2009 - 11:15 pm

I can't wait to see your results. I hope all the data you need was there; you can thank FishBase for that; I just copied the relevant links here for you.