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USNM_121618

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.28790° N, 94.81356° W (± 5967.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusRhizoprionodon
Speciesporosus

Collection Event

CollectorS. Springer
Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityGalveston Texas

Record Source

Source National Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution National Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Lynne Parenti
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
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 No data

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Rhizoprionodon Rhizoprionodon porosus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1830 – Dec. 31, 2006
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 3895
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Galveston
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake West Galveston Bay Dickinson Bayou Dickinson Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 120402040200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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