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USNM_157829

Not suspect, not examined
Sandbar Shark Carcharhinus plumbeus
NS G4 NS SNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.02747° N, 96.75361° W (± 40000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCarcharhinus
Speciesplumbeus

Collection Event

Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityTexas, W. of Brownsville

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 None
Count 8

Current Determination

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

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 2, 1954
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 30496
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 Brownsville
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Assumed east of Brownsville since this is a marine species and no specific River or stream named. Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Brownsville. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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