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FMNH_10924

Not suspect, examined
Smalltooth Sawfish Pristis pectinata
TX Endangered SGCN Federal: Endangered NS G2 NS SNR

Map

Location 26.07672° N, 97.19990° W (± 3072.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPristis
Speciespectinata

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorWeed & Pray
Collected Date2024.9.11

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
Locality"Laguna Madre, Point Isabel"

Record Source

Source Field Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Field Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Mark W. Westneat
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Pristiformes Pristidae Pristis Pristis pectinata
Determiner Adam Cohen
Determination Date July 14, 2010
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | Specimen is model with original rostrum; approx 10-12 ft total length; original jaw kept as well and separate in box; rostrum has 24 teeth on left and 26 teeth on right; model and jaws photographed; caudal fin with very slight lobe at bottom
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 11, 1924
Collecting Event ID 7730
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Laguna Madre at Port Isabel
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102081000
Georeferencing Remarks Found on internet (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/PP/hgp9.html) - Port Isabel is synonomous with Point Isabel.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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