MCZ Ichthyology S-160

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836)

Date Collected:

1865-05-01/1865-05-31

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Southwest: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:S-160 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Selachi Gnathostomata Chondrichthyes Elasmobranchii Galeomorphi Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae
Common Name(s): Atlantic sharp-nosed shark; Atlantic sharpnose shark; Newfoundland shark; Sharp-nosed shark; White shark; cazón de ley; cazón de playa
Determiner: Sarah Vianna on 2010-10-22
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identification
Scoliodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Selachi Gnathostomata Chondrichthyes Elasmobranchii Galeomorphi Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae
Determiner: Ledger
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Ledger]

Bigelow and Schroeder 1948, page 295, Voucher of Scoliodon terrae-novae doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.7464 linked data icon
Male, 522 mm
Springer 1964, page 611, Voucher of Rhizoprionodon porosus (Poey, 1861)
Media type: text; Springer 1964 Description: A revision of the Charcharhinid shark genera Scoliodon, Loxodon, and Rhizoprionodon;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Springer 1964 Description: A revision of the Charcharhinid shark genera Scoliodon, Loxodon, and Rhizoprionodon

  • field number: THAYER105
  • group number: 25
  • previous number: MCZ 160-S

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 18 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
total length 410-490 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

  • None

  • 1 fish missing from this lot found on shelf and returned to OS section (AWE, Mar, 2018).

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Southwest
  • Country:
  • Brazil
  • State/Province:
  • Rio de Janeiro
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • RIO DE JANEIRO [Rio de Janeiro and environs]
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: �]
  • Georeference:
  • -22.902946°, -43.173865° (Error radius: 46455m) By: Penny Benson on 2017-05-30 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1865-05-01 / 1865-05-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 0/5/1865-0/5/1865
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • THAYER105
  • Collectors:
  • Thayer Expedition to Brazil; Louis Agassizlinked data icon; and party

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology S-173; S-151; S-153; S-156; S-158; S-160; S-162; S-164; S-165; S-167; S-169; S-171; S-174; S-155; S-152; S-154; S-157; S-159; S-161; S-163; S-166; S-168; S-170; S-172; S-175 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Sharks sh-000001, pg.7;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:S-173 Callorhinchus sp. Figured to MCZ...

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