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AMNH_244920

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.69748° N, 97.45077° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPterygoplichthys

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorJ.L. Van Tassell, D.R. Robertson, F.L. Pezold, L. Tornabene, L. George, D. Boseto, A. Leiva & R. Schmidt
Collected Date2007.10.17
Field NumberJVT-07-795

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityOso River, Chapman Ranch Road at bridge
Latitude DMS27.69763
Longitude DMS97.45045

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Siluriformes Loricariidae Pterygoplichthys Pterygoplichthys sp. (Sailfin Catfish)
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date May 23, 2013
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | dark spots not coalescing to form chevrons on posterior of body; light and dark markings on belly about equal in width; lacking evertable cheek plates with hypertrophied odontodes; short odontodes directed posteriorly
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Oso Creek at SH 286
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Oso Creek Cabaniss Field Naval Outlying Landing Field-Oso Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 121102020104
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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