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CAS_161297

Not suspect, not examined
Southern Puffer Sphoeroides nephelus
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

GenusSphoeroides
Speciesnephelus

Specimen

Num Specimens3
Preparation75% ETHYL

Identification

DeterminerJ. Tyler

Collection Event

CollectorU.S. Bureau of Fisheries
Collected Date1930.6.15-
Field NumberUSBF 15-VI-30

Geography

CountryU.S.A.
StateLouisiana/Texas
LocationMain
LocalityGulf side of Grand Isle?

Other

Number241
IdFALSE
MsFALSE
InventoryFound
RadiographFALSE
Tax HistoryN
Gearbeach seine

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 July 21, 2021
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides Sphoeroides nephelus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 15, 1930
Collecting Event ID 12582
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Unknown
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because Louisiana
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/15/1930-6/15/1930
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/15/1930-6/15/1930
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 6\15\1930-6\15\1930
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 6\15\1930-6\15\1930
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: U.S. Bureau of Fisheries

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