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AMNH_243730

Not suspect, examined
Southern Sailfin Catfish Pterygoplichthys sp. (Sailfin Catfish)

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.85681° N, 97.59173° W (± 58.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPterygoplichthys

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorJ.L. Van Tassell et al.
Collected Date2008.10.14
Field NumberJVT-07-783

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityCorpus Christi, Nueces River, end of Hornet Drive
Latitude DMS27.85667
Longitude DMS97.59229

Record Source

Source American Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution American Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Barbara Brown
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Siluriformes Loricariidae Pterygoplichthys Pterygoplichthys sp. (Sailfin Catfish)
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date May 28, 2013
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | buccal papilla single, not divided; odontodes on body directed posteriorly; no evertable cheek plate; light vermiculations on belly are same width as dark ones; dark spots not forming chevrons on posterior half of body
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 14, 2008
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 18845
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Nueces River at Harney Road
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Lower Nueces Bayou Creek-Nueces River City of Calallen-Nueces River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121101110707
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Misspelled location name. Should be Harney road. Coordinates used as given. No Datum Recorded.
Has not been Georeferenced because

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