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Cownose ray comparative morphology and distribution data collected from 2006-10-19 to 2012-10-26 (NCEI Accession 0150632)

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Morphometric and meristic data from two species of rays within the genus Rhinoptera were collected to facilitate accurate identifications of the two species. Data were compared, based on genetic verification of specimens, to determine if both species (i.e., R. bonasus and R. brasiliensis) are present in the northern Gulf of Mexico and off the east coast of the United States. Specimens were obtained from a number of sources, including NOAA surveys, fishing tournaments and museum collections.

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0150632 biological data FISH SPECIES INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - LENGTH INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - SEX INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - WEIGHT LATITUDE LONGITUDE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - SEX SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - TOTAL WEIGHT calipers laboratory analysis visual observation biological fish examination in situ laboratory analyses survey - biological visual estimate MFS/SEFSC - Mississippi Lab MFS/SEFSC - Mississippi Lab Coastal Waters of Alabama Coastal Waters of Florida Coastal Waters of Louisiana Coastal Waters of Mississippi Coastal Waters of Texas Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean oceanography DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH Comparative Cownose Ray Distribution Mississippi Laboratories Morphology VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO GOM Gulf of Mexico XE3R2B

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temporal 2006-10-19T00:00:00+00:00/2012-10-26T00:00:00+00:00
title Cownose ray comparative morphology and distribution data collected from 2006-10-19 to 2012-10-26 (NCEI Accession 0150632)

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