gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:29478 eng UTF8 dataset Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA www.sefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST resourceProvider Jones, Christian 228-549-1614 228-769-9200 3209 Frederic St. Pascagoula MS 39568 christian.jones@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:23 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Cownose ray comparative morphology and distribution data collected from 2006-10-19 to 2012-10-26 (NCEI Accession 0150632) 2007 creation 2016 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 29478 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29478 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0150632 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Landing Page NCEI Accession 0150632 Online Resource download tableDigital Cite as: Jones, Christian (2016). Cownose ray comparative morphology and distribution data collected from 2006-10-19 to 2012-10-26 (NCEI Accession 0150632). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0150632. Accessed [date] 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. To evaluate morphometrics and meristics for two ray species (Rhinoptera). completed Jones, Christian 228-549-1614 228-769-9200 3209 Frederic St. Pascagoula MS 39568 christian.jones@noaa.gov custodian DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 17.0 EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 Rhinoptera Rhinoptera bonasus Rhinoptera brasiliensis theme World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 17.2 0150632 150632 theme NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Bay St. Louis, MS Laboratory theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES 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 theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS biological fish examination in situ laboratory analyses visual estimate theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Bay St. Louis, MS Laboratory theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS 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 place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS biota surveys calipers laboratory analysis visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES Comparative Cownose Ray Distribution Morphology theme 2007-Present temporal GOM Gulf of Mexico place NOAA Vessels platform DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Morphometrics and Meristics Research Data project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Cownose ray comparative morphology and distribution data collected from 2006-10-19 to 2012-10-26 (NCEI Accession 0150632) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/29478. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. 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Acknowledgement of NOAA NMFS would be appreciated in products derived or publications generated from this data. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 29478 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/29478.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans -98 -74 24 40 Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Caribbean 2007 false eng false Spreadsheet Data Table Cownose Master 2022-05-05 publication Glossary.csv 2022-05-05 publication Skeletal Measurements 2022-05-05 publication Rhinoptera Data 2022-05-05 publication NCEI Archived Data Accession GTAR NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/150632 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 150632.1.1.tar.gz download dataset During necropsies, data were recorded on data sheets. Data are then entered manually into the database, examined for completeness and accuracy (e.g. no transcription errors) and maintained by the custodian.