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FMNH_10924

Not suspect, examined
Smalltooth Sawfish – Pristis pectinata
TX Endangered SGCN Federal: Endangered NS NatureServeStatus object (G2) NS NatureServeStatus object (SNR)

Map

Location 26.07672° N, 97.19990° W (± 3072.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPristis
Speciespectinata

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorWeed & Pray
Collected Date2024.9.11

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
Locality"Laguna Madre, Point Isabel"

Record Source

Source Field Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Field Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Mark W. Westneat
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Chondrichthyes Pristiformes Pristidae Pristis Pristis pectinata
Determiner Adam Cohen
Determination Date July 14, 2010
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | Specimen is model with original rostrum; approx 10-12 ft total length; original jaw kept as well and separate in box; rostrum has 24 teeth on left and 26 teeth on right; model and jaws photographed; caudal fin with very slight lobe at bottom
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 11, 1924
Collecting Event ID 7730
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Laguna Madre at Port Isabel
Hydrography
USGS HUC Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre
HydroBASINS   7519 751990 75199007 7519900700 751990070000
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102081000
Georeferencing Remarks Found on internet (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/PP/hgp9.html) - Port Isabel is synonomous with Point Isabel.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/11/1924-9/11/1924
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Weed, A.C. Pray, L.L.
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX project
ID Comments: Specimen is model with original rostrum; approx 10-12 ft total length; original jaw kept as well and separate in box; rostrum has 24 teeth on left and 26 teeth on right; model and jaws photographed; caudal fin with very slight lobe at bottom
Georef Remark: Found on internet (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/PP/hgp9.html) - Port Isabel is synonomous with Point Isabel.
ID Confidence: high
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: A.C. Weed, L.L. Pray
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 9/11/1924-9/11/1924
georeference April 26, 2007
Error: 3072.23769598682
Remarks: Found on internet (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/PP/hgp9.html) - Port Isabel is synonomous with Point Isabel.
Locality: Laguna Madre at Port IsabelCoordinates: 26.076718899;-97.199897621Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Found on internet (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/PP/hgp9.html) - Port Isabel is synonomous with Point Isabel.

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