Makaira indica
date: label: Collection Date
content: 4 Aug 1953
name: label: Collector
content: Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
label: Ocean/Sea/Gulf
content: Atlantic
notes: label: Notes
content: Model of the world record black marlin, Makaira indica. Model is a gift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Specimen caught by Mr. Glassell, Jr. on August 4, 1953 off Cabo Blanco, Peru. Weight of specimen: 1560lbs and length 14 feet, 6 inches. As of May 2012, the specimen continues to be the world record that was caught by rod and reell in the all-tackle and 130-pound line class for the species. See International Game Fish Assoication (IGFA) website for more information: http://www.igfa.org/Records/World-Records-Fish-List.aspx?LC=ATR
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content: Model, recreated from measurements, photos and film in 1964 by taxidermist Al Pflueger, Jr. Mr. Alfred C. Glassell, Jr (sportsfisherman who caught the specimen) formally donated the model to the Smithsonian in a presenation ceremony on Dec 11, 1964. Model accepted on behalf of the Smithsonian by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren and Smithsonian Secretary Dillon Ripley. President Lyndon B. Johson was in attendance. Model was exhibited at the National Museum of Natural History Life in the Sea hall from 1964-1989(?) and then in The Mighty Marlin from 1997-2007. Model currently is displayed at Smithsonian Museum Support Center.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Sep 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Peru, off Cabo Blanco, Piura Region, Peru, Atlantic
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content: Vertebrate Zoology
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content: Fishes
publisher: label: Published Name
content: Makaira indica
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 253037
label: USNM Number
content: 199418
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Perciformes, Percoidei, Istiophoridae
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