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TNHCi_29530

Not suspect, examined
Bull Shark Carcharhinus leucas
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.89291° N, 97.12142° W (± 1242.0 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCarcharhinus
Speciesleucas

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorChaney and party
Collected Date1971.6.18

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalitySteadman Island

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 None
Count 3

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus Carcharhinus leucas
Determiner Leonardo M. Feitosa
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected June 18, 1971
Collecting Event ID 11276
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction San Patricio, Texas
Name Stedman Island
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal Aransas Bay Aransas Bay Aransas Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004050400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Should be \"Stedman\" not \"Steadman\"
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/18/1971-6/18/1971
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Chaney, Allan H. Biology 441-442 class
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Chaney, Biology 441-442 class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/18/1971-6/18/1971
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: NAGeoref Annotation: Should be 'Stedman' not 'Steadman'
georeference March 1, 2007
Error: 1242.01824240497Remarks: Should be 'Stedman' not 'Steadman'Locality: Stedman IslandCoordinates: 27.8929108;-97.121419026Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Should be 'Stedman' not 'Steadman'

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