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MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 92636

Farfantepenaeus aztecus (Ives, 1891)

Date Collected:

1978-11-13

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Northwest: United States: Massachusetts: Barnstable | Cotuit Bay complex between Prince Cove and North Bay

Current Identification
Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Dendrobranchiata Penaeoidea Penaeidae
Common Name(s): brown shrimp; camarón café; camarón café norteño; camarón moreno; camarón pardo; crevette royale grise; golden shrimp; northern brown shrimp; red shrimp; redtail shrimp
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

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Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) unchecked in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
reference Wigley-Theroux Reference Collection [no agent data], Method: migration 2011-03-06

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  • originally identified as Penaeus aztecus aztecus by R. Wigley

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Massachusetts
  • County:
  • Barnstable
  • Specific Locality:
  • Cotuit Bay complex between Prince Cove and North Bay
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Massachusetts, Barnstable, Cotuit Bay complex between Prince Cove and North Bay
  • Georeference:
  • 41.6417760, -70.411970 (Error radius: 647m) By: Brendan Haley on 2019-06-10 (Source: GEOLocate batch georeferencing, 2019-06-10)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Method:
  • Scallop Dredge
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1978-11-13
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 13/11/1978
  • Collector:
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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