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CAS_140516

Not suspect, examined
Smooth Puffer Lagocephalus laevigatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.28790° N, 94.81356° W (± 5967.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSpheroides
Specieslaevigatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparation75% ETHYL

Identification

DeterminerHerre,A.W./1946

Collection Event

CollectorBaughman, J. L.
Collected Date1940.8.11-
Field NumberJLB 11-VIII-40

Geography

CountryU.S.A.
StateTexas
Locationmain
LocalityGalveston.

Other

Number241
IdFALSE
MsFALSE
RemarksDr. Herre considers Lagocephalus only a section of "sphaeroides" into which it merges.
InventoryUnknown

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 Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Lagocephalus Lagocephalus laevigatus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Jan. 18, 2013
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | caudal fin with lunate margin; 13 dorsal rays; 16 pectoral rays; pectoral fin not having lower third white
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 11, 1940
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 22045
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Galveston
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake West Galveston Bay Dickinson Bayou Dickinson Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 120402040200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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