Ichthyology 36960: Pristis pectinata

Ichthyology 36960
Pristis pectinata
whole animal (70% ethanol); dissected part (70% ethanol); whole animal (70% ethanol) sample

Galveston
Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Gulf of Mexico: United States: Texas
[no verbatim date data] (1700-01-01 - 2100-01-01)
BerkeleyMapper

Identifications

Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794

Animalia Chordata Craniata Batomorphi Gnathostomata Chondrichthys Euselachii Pristiformes Pristidae Pristis pectinata

Atlantic prickly skate; Comb shark; Common sawfish; Largetooth sawfish; Sawfish; Small-tooth common sawfish; Smalltooth; Smooth-tooth sawfish; Tarry skate; Wide sawfish; smalltooth sawfish; thorny skate

Identified by Annmarie Fearing, Kelcee L. Smith on 2017-08-07
Nature of ID: expert ID

Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794

Animalia Chordata Craniata Batomorphi Gnathostomata Chondrichthys Euselachii Pristiformes Pristidae Pristis pectinata

Identified by Ledger
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Ledger/1993]

Locality and Collecting Event Details

Continent/Ocean:	Atlantic Ocean
Country:	United States
State/Province:	Texas
Specific Locality:	Galveston
General Habitat:	[SALINITY: F]
Collecting Source:	wild caught
Coordinates:	29.287905° -94.813563° (Datum: WGS 1984)
	Adam Cohen; 2009-05-04; Source: Fishes of Texas Project
	Coordinate Remarks: Georeferenced for Galveston
Collecting Date:	[no verbatim date data] (1700-01-01 - 2100-01-01)
Ich. Field Number:	BLB:GALVESTON

Collectors

John L. Baughman

Identifiers

field number: BLB:GALVESTON

group number: 35

Part Details

Part Name	Condition	Disposition	#	Remarks
dissected part (70% ethanol)	fair	in collection	1	in general collection
whole animal (70% ethanol)	good	in collection	6
whole animal (70% ethanol) subsample	good	on loan	1

Attributes

total length: 970-1030 mm ,

[no agent data], 2010-03-19, muse migration

age class: adult

[no agent data]

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MCZ Ichthyology Fish 031601-037540, pg.216

MCZBASE:The Database of the Zoological Collections

Museum of Comparative Zoology - Harvard University