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    TCWC13479.01

    Dusky Shark
    Carcharhinus obscurus
    Specimen Details

    Verbatim Donor Data

    Donor Family: None
    Donor Genus: Carcharhinus
    Donor Species: obscurus
    Donor Hybrid Species: None
    Donor Subspecies: None
    Donor Num Specimens: 1
    Donor Preparation: 70% EtOH
    Donor Collector: Jagger, Robert
    Donor Determiner: Jagger, R.
    Donor Specimen Notes: Primary Remarks: Original catalog number from Strecker Museum: CF 00047 | AccID: 1726 | Cataloger/date: HLP/2007
    Donor Collected Date: none
    Donor Field Number: None
    Donor Drainage: None
    Donor Country: USA
    Donor State: Texas
    Donor County: Galveston
    Donor Locality: SpecificLocality: Texas City
    Donor Collecting Event Remarks: Locality Remarks: Collected at Gulf of Mexico, 1 mile south of Texas City, Galveston County, Texas; caught with seine, 8:00am
    Donor Latitude: 29,23,33,N
    Donor Longitude: 94,55,30,W
    Donor Latitude DMS: None
    Donor Longitude DMS: None
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    Collector(s)

    Robert Jagger

    Collecting Event

    Collected: Jan. 1, 1830 - Dec. 31, 2010
    Collecting Event ID: 18681
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    Collecting Event Field Notes

    There are no field notes available yet.

    Determination

    Taxon: Carcharhinus obscurus
    Determiner: Agent object
    Staff Notes:
    None
    Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurrences of this species and accepted as correct.
    None
    Original georefernce taken from locality ID#17154
    None
    None
    Suspect Notes: None
    Number of Occurrence Records: 1

    Locality

    Locality Photos
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    Ecoregion: Ecoregion object
    HUC Subbasin: West Galveston Bay
    HUC Subwatershed Name: Dickinson Bayou
    HUC 12 Code: 120402040200
    Jurisdiction: Galveston, Texas
    Description: Texas City
    Latitude/Longitude: 29.39283 N, -94.91744 W
    Error: 4197.2 m

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    Posted by: Melissa Casarez on Oct. 30, 2017, 2:13 p.m.

    Comment: This georeference needs to be moved to gulf waters. Donor collecting event notes say: Collected at Gulf of Mexico, 1 mile south of Texas City, Galveston County, Texas.

    Comments On TCWC13479.01

    Melissa Casarez
    Oct. 30, 2017, 2:13 p.m.
    This georeference needs to be moved to gulf waters. Donor collecting event notes say: Collected at Gulf of Mexico, 1 mile south of Texas City, Galveston County, Texas.