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CAS_118365

Not suspect, not examined
Caribbean Red Snapper Lutjanus purpureus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.75409° N, 94.28291° W (± 77000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLutjanus
Speciesaya

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparation75% ETHYL

Collection Event

CollectorRice Institute Museum
Collected Date1920.11.20-
Field NumberRIM 20-XI-20

Geography

CountryU.S.A.
StateTexas
Locationmain
LocalityHouston Market, Houston, TX.

Other

Number179
IdFALSE
MsFALSE
InventoryUnknown
RadiographFALSE
Tax HistoryN

Record Source

Source California Academy of Sciences (type: specimens)
Institution California Academy of Sciences (type: museum)
Curator Luiz Rocha
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 Perciformes Lutjanidae Lutjanus Lutjanus purpureus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 20, 1920
Collecting Event ID 32501
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Galveston
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Assumed based on date of 1920 that fish in the market were collected nearby. Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Galveston. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf. Error runs back to coast and includes Flower Gardens reefs.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 77000
Remarks: Based on matchin date of other records in FoTX database this location is assumed. Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Galveston. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf. Error runs back to coast and includes Flower Gardens reefs.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off GalvestonCoordinates: -94.282913, 28.754087Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Based on matchin date of other records in FoTX database this location is assumed. Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Galveston. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf. Error runs back to coast and includes Flower Gardens reefs.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/20/1920-11/20/1920
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 11\20\1920-11\20\1920
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Rice Institute Museum

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