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ANSP_74075

Not suspect, not examined
Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvus
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.69408° N, 94.99339° W (± 363.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSpheroides
Speciesparvus

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparation1 alcohol; 0 skeleton: 0 clr&stained

Identification

DeterminerR.R.Shipp, 1968

Collection Event

CollectorJohn Cairns, Jr. - ANSP Dept. Limnology
Collected Date1954.July.27-1954.July.30
Field NumberAPI54-5

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyHarris Co.
LocalityBlack Can #21, 6.5 miles down Houston Ship Channel(San Jacinto R.) from St.Jacinto Battlefield Mnt*.
Latitude DMS° ' ''
Longitude DMS° ' ''

Other

Group Number87G
Questionable?
Previous NumberSta.5
Primary RemarksIdentification questionable - labels mixed.
SalinityM
Remarks*about 4 mi.east of Spilman's Island. API Survey sta.5.

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 Sphoeroides Sphoeroides parvus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 27, 1954 – July 30, 1954
Collecting Event ID 21944
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Harris, Texas
Name Houston Ship Channel, off Hog and Spilmans Islands.
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto San Jacinto Buffalo-San Jacinto Buffalo Bayou-San Jacinto River Goose Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 120401040706
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Distance measured in nautical miles, which is equal to 7.48 land miles down the channel. The location was placed at the midpoint of the channel and the extent include the area between Hog and Spilmans Islands.
Has not been Georeferenced because

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