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AMNH_98166

Not suspect, not examined
Blacktip Shark Carcharhinus limbatus
NS GNR NS SNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

GenusCarcharhinus
Specieslimbatus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Identification

DeterminerS. Branstetter 2/10/83

Collection Event

CollectorS. Branstetter
Collected Date1983.2.10

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityGulf of Mexico, East of Corpus Christi Pass

Record Source

Source American Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution American Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Barbara Brown
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 2

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus Carcharhinus limbatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 10, 1983
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 26976
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Unknown
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because Marine
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/10/1983-2/10/1983
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Branstetter, S.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: S. Branstetter
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/10/1983-2/10/1983
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NANot Georeferenced Because: Marine
georeference March 29, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: JLGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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