Specimen Information

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
(Atlantic sharpnose shark)
Marine Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1710604
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusRhizoprionodon
Speciesterraenovae
Common NameAtlantic sharpnose shark
StateTX
CountyGalveston
LocalityWest Bay, Texas
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Galveston Bay
HUC8 Number12040204
HUC10 NameDickinson Bayou-Galveston Bay
HUC10 Number1204020402
HUC12 NameDickinson Bayou
HUC12 Number120402040200
Map
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Collection Year1961
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:39526
Author:Parker, J.C.
Date:1965
Title:An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Galveston Bay System, Texas
Journal:Publ. Institute of Marine Science
Volume:10
Pages:201-220
CommentsCollected in the West Bay in the summer of 1961, identified by the Texas Game and Fish Commission
Record TypeLiterature


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