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USNM_196798

Not suspect, examined
Smalltail Shark Carcharhinus porosus
Federal: Under Review NS GNR NS SNR

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Map

Location 29.20821° N, 94.91918° W (± 23348.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCarcharhinus
Speciesporosus

Collection Event

CollectorJ. Baughman
Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityTexas: Galveston

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 No data

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus Carcharhinus porosus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date July 20, 2010
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | Teeth serrated in upper jaw. Origin of 2nd dorsal about over midpoint of anal fin base.
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1932 – Dec. 31, 1954
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 58
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Galveston, gulf-side coast
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Point is placed on gulf-side coast of Galveston, as opposed to bay-side, to reflect greater probability of obligate marine species presence.
Georeferencing Annotation Replaced original georeference by moving point to coast of town. Species data reflects presence of obligate marine species, therefore, assuming to be found in water as opposed to city center.
Has not been Georeferenced because

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