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MCZ_36659

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.75409° N, 94.28291° W (± 77000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPristis
Speciespectinata

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerCatalog/1993

Collection Event

CollectorBaughman, J.L.
Collected Datenone

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUnknown
LocalityOff Galveston

Record Source

Source Museum of Comparative Zoology (type: specimens)
Institution Museum of Comparative Zoology (type: museum)
Curator Karel Liem
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 1

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Pristiformes Pristidae Pristis Pristis pectinata
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Dec. 31, 1947
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 24007
Collecting Event Notes Date found on GBIF (Sept 2017)
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Galveston
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Galveston. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf. Error runs back to coast and includes Flower Gardens reefs.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 77000
Remarks: Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Galveston. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf. Error runs back to coast and includes Flower Gardens reefs.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off GalvestonCoordinates: -94.282913, 28.754087Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Galveston. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf. Error runs back to coast and includes Flower Gardens reefs.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
verbatim data June 30, 2021
Count of specimens retrieved from GBIF and applied to verbatim data: 1
date June 30, 2021
note: Date found on GBIF (Sept 2017)date_range: 12/31/1947-12/31/1947
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1932-12/31/1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Baughman, J.L.
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
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: J.L. Baughman
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1932-12/31/1954
georeference March 19, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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