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CAS_118316

Not suspect, not examined
Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo
NS GNR NS SNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.28790° N, 94.81356° W (± 5967.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSphyrna
Speciestiburo

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparation75% ETHYL

Identification

DeterminerCook, P.E. / 1940

Collection Event

CollectorJ.L. Baughman & G.C. Patterson
Collected Date1940.2.6-
Field NumberB&P 06-II-40

Geography

CountryU.S.A.
StateTexas
LocationMain
Water BodyGulf of Mexico
LocalityGalveston, TX.

Other

Number11
IdFALSE
MsFALSE
RemarksRadiographed laterally and dorsally.
InventoryFound
RadiographTRUE
Tax HistoryN
SalinityM

Record Source

Source California Academy of Sciences (type: specimens)
Institution California Academy of Sciences (type: museum)
Curator Luiz Rocha
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae Sphyrna Sphyrna tiburo
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 6, 1940
Collecting Event ID 22042
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Galveston
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake West Galveston Bay Dickinson Bayou Dickinson Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 120402040200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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