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CAS_169798

Not suspect, not examined
Gulf Smoothhound Mustelus sinusmexicanus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.97063° N, 95.37061° W (± 5066.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMustelus
Speciessinusmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens3
Preparation75% ETHYL

Identification

DeterminerP.C. Heemstra / 1997

Collection Event

CollectorBaughman, J. L.
Collected Date1940.3.23-
Field NumberJLB 23-III-40

Geography

CountryU.S.A.
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria Co.
LocalityFreeport, 32 Mile Bank.

Other

Number9
IdFALSE
MsFALSE
Size260-283 mm
RemarksCited in Compagno, 1988 'Sharks of the Order Carcharhiniformes' p.224 under *M. canis*; also in Heemstra, 1997 Bull. M

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 3

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Triakidae Mustelus Mustelus sinusmexicanus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected March 23, 1940
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 21668
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Brazoria, Texas
Name Freeport
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake Austin-Oyster Lower Oyster Creek Lower Oyster Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Floodplains and Low Terraces
HUC 12 120402050400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
flag (suspect/examine) July 28, 2014
mark for examination, but not suspect
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/23/1940-3/23/1940
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 3\23\1940-3\23\1940
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Baughman, J.L.

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