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ANSP_98618

Not suspect, not examined
Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornis

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusAcanthostracion
Speciesquadricornis

Specimen

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

Identification

DeterminerJ.C.Tyler, 1962

Collection Event

CollectorPELICAN sta. 63-8
Collected Date1938.May.10-1938.May.10
Field NumberPEL-63-8

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico.
Latitude DMS29° 13' '' N
Longitude DMS93° 43' 30'' W

Other

Group Number87E
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 Ostraciidae Acanthostracion Acanthostracion quadricornis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 10, 1938
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 50928
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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