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ANSP_156400

Not suspect, not examined
Shrimp Eel Ophichthus gomesii
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusOphichthus
Speciesgomesii

Specimen

Num Specimens2
Preparation2 alcohol; 0 skeleton: 0 clr&stained

Identification

DeterminerM.Leiby, 1986

Collection Event

Collected Date1977.August.3-1977.August.3
Field NumberMBI-787
Depth40 m

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico: off Brownsville.
Latitude DMS26° 29' '' N
Longitude DMS94° 97' '' W

Other

Group Number31H
Size14-16 mm SL
StorageL
Primary RemarksLeptocephali.
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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Ophichthus Ophichthus gomesii
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 3, 1977
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 33825
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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