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ANSP_98279

Not suspect, not examined
Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvus
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusSphoeroides
Speciesparvus

Specimen

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

Identification

DeterminerShipp & Yerger, 1969:478

Collection Event

CollectorOREGON sta. 3829
Collected Date1962.September.16-1962.September.16
Field NumberORE-3829
Depth31-32 fms

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico.
Latitude DMS28° 17' 30'' N
Longitude DMS93° 57' 30'' W

Other

Group Number87G
Size54-56 mm SL
SalinityM
Gear5-ft. tumbler dredge

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 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 Sept. 16, 1962
Collecting Event ID 50879
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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