sex: gravid female
age: adult
date vessel station: RV ‘Dr. Fridtjof Nansen’, Survey 2009408, Station 24, trawl, duration 30.1 minutes, 07 Sep 2009
location: off western Madagascar
latitude: 21˚58.79’S
longitude: 43˚8.38’E
FAO-area: 51.6
depth: 235–239 m
specimens: 8
remarks: 3 of 6 mid- to late-term embryos (1 male: 246 mm TL 2 females, 320 mm TL, 324 mm TL three embryos of 243 mm TL, 318 mm TL, and 329 mm TL were donated to the ZMH, BMNH and USNM collections, respectively), and 4 early embryos (71+ mm TL with tail broken off, 95 mm TL, 103 mm TL, 110 mm TL)