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ANSP_155248

Not suspect, not examined
Ocellated Moray Gymnothorax ocellatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.02747° N, 96.75361° W (± 40000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGymnothorax
Speciesocellatus complex

Specimen

Num Specimens3
Preparation3 alcohol; 0 skeleton: 0 clr&stained

Identification

DeterminerD.G.Smith, 1984

Collection Event

Collected Date1976.April.21-1976.April.21
Field NumberMBI-231
Depth30-40 m

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico: off Brownsville.
Latitude DMS26° 5' 36'' N
Longitude DMS96° 3' 36'' W

Other

Group Number31F
Size7-11 mm SL
StorageL
Primary RemarksGift from D.G.Smith. Leptocephali. GYMNOTHORAX OCELLATUS-NIGROMARGINATUS-SAXICOLA complex.
SalinityM
RemarksTo 26 05.8'N, 96 01.8'W.

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 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Muraenidae Gymnothorax Gymnothorax ocellatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 21, 1976
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 33702
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Brownsville
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Brownsville. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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