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TNHCi_26929

Suspect, pending examination
Caribbean Sharpnose Shark – Rhizoprionodon porosus
NS GNR NS SNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.60210° N, 96.58843° W (± 50000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusRhizoprionodon
Speciesterranovae

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorDalquest, W. W. and J. Mambretti
Collected Date1981.7.6

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas, off the coast; 27 fathoms(20345); 5 miles E. Port Aransas (20363)

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes added as bulk process; species not known from study area
Count 2

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Rhizoprionodon Rhizoprionodon porosus
Determiner Leonardo M. Feitosa
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | ID accepted by FDM, FDM notes significant range extension
Identification Confidence Medium

Collecting Event

Collected July 6, 1981
Collecting Event ID 23832
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Port Aransas
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
note: Suspect record remains to be resolved after an initial examination. This record has become somewhat of a research project. Comments that could help resolve the locality or determination are solicited.
Examination: Pending
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 50000
Remarks: Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off Port AransasCoordinates: -96.588431, 27.602102Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/6/1981-7/6/1981
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Dalquest, Walter W. Mambretti, Jerry
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: Walter W. Dalquest, Jerry Mambretti
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/6/1981-7/6/1981
georeference March 14, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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