Elasmobranch Specimen Details

CM03 - 76 Pastinachus ater
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Species ID No. 1235
Collection Code CM03
Collection No. 76
Genus Pastinachus
Species ater
Common Name Broad cowtail ray (was P. atrus)
ID Verified Yes
ID Verified By H. Ralicki, J. Caira & K. Jensen
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Myliobatiformes
Family Dasyatidae
ID Notes -immature -wide tail -3 blood smears taken -1 vial liver saved for Stirling Peverille (#1204) -nose and gills shook in seawater then fixed in 10% formalin -1 vial worms ex intestine fixed in 95% ethanol -leeches found in upper tooth plate; some relaxed i

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
01/26/2009 Created
04/06/2012Modified
02/10/2016ModifiedK. Jensen
03/06/2017ModifiedJ. Caira
07/19/2017ModifiedJ. Caira
09/12/2022ModifiedK. Jensen
03/18/2023ModifiedJ. Caira
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Host Specimen Attributes

Sex male
Maturity Freshness
PCL (cm) Disk Length (cm) 56
Fork Length (cm) Disk Width (cm) 72.8
Total Length (cm) 137.4
Host Specimen Necropsied
Host Specimen Deposition
Host DNA
Host Notes

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Associated Parasites

Parasites 10% NBF 95% EtOH 10% NBF Picked
Valve Yes
Sift
Worms Yes n/a
Parasite Specimens ( 0 )
Parasite Notes valve at UConn-April 2012-ADS; chambers cut open, perhaps picked? (KJ Sept2022); valve to KU March 2023.