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iNaturalist_SourceID_1601909

Suspect, pending examination
Giant Manta Manta birostris
Federal: Threatened NS G3

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.11743° N, 97.12115° W (± 45 m)

Taxonomy

GenusManta
Speciesbirostris

Collection Event

Collectoraaronramon, ID:62176
Collected Date2011.6.21

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityUnited States
Latitude26.11743284
Longitude-97.12114643

Rights & Source

LicenseCC-BY-NC

Other

Specimen NotesManta observed feeding near surface in the vicinity of the end of the south jetty, Brazos Santiago Pass (South Padre Island, TX)
DescriptionManta observed feeding near surface in the vicinity of the end of the south jetty, Brazos Santiago Pass (South Padre Island, TX)
Captive CultivatedFALSE
Coordinates ObscuredTRUE
Fieldcaptive:
Fieldcollecting event remarks:
Fieldcollector field number:
Fieldidentification confidence:
Fieldspecimen condition:

Record Source

Source iNaturalist (type: citizen science)
Institution iNaturalist (type: citizen science)
Curator Unknown
Record Added June 24, 2020
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 3
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes added as bulk process; species not known from study area
Count No data

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Manta Manta birostris
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 21, 2011
Collecting Event ID 401648
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name United States
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference needs verification/refinement; coordinates provided by donor
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because This record, being part of the track 3 import, is not formally georeferenced by FoTX staff at this time. However, to allow mapping and visualization of this record, locality information has been provisionally accepted if provided by the donor or if location text could be matched to previously georeferenced records by FoTX team or donor data. For many records spatial error is either accepted from the donor (when provided) or derived based on coordinate precision.
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
note: suspect record needs to be examinedExamination: Pending
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: TRUE note: added as bulk process; species not known from study area

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