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ANSP_102142

Not suspect, not examined
Sharpnose Puffer Canthigaster rostrata

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.95198° N, 95.47078° W (± 300000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCanthigaster
Speciesrostrata

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparation0 alcohol; 0 skeleton: 1 clr&stained

Identification

DeterminerJ.C.Tyler 1965

Collection Event

CollectorPELICAN sta. 114-2
Collected Date1939.February.4-1939.February.4
Field NumberPEL-114-2
Depth48 fms

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico, off Texas.
Latitude DMS27° 2' '' N
Longitude DMS96° 40' '' W

Other

Group Number87G
Primary Remarks?
SalinityM

Record Source

Source Academy of Natural Sciences (type: specimens)
Institution Academy of Natural Sciences (type: museum)
Curator John G. Lundberg (but transitioning out)
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 Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster Canthigaster rostrata
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 4, 1939
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 31117
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Texas
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Point placed on mid-point of a line drawn from the mouths of the Sabine and Rio Grande rivers and error runs back to each.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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