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CAS_24218

Not suspect, not examined
Western Softhead Grenadier Malacocephalus occidentalis
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.61667° N, 93.36667° W (± 45 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyMacrouridae
SpeciesMalacocephalus occidentalis
GenusMalacocephalus

Specimen

Num Specimens1
TypePhysicalObject
PreparationsAlcohol
Basis Of RecordPRESERVED_SPECIMEN

Identification

Identified ByIwamoto, T.
Date Identified1968-01-01T01:00Z

Collection Event

CollectorU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Collected Date1964.1.19
Field NumberOREGON 4610
Sampling Protocol40' shrimp trawl
Event RemarksStation 4610.

Geography

CountryUS
Latitude27.616667
Longitude-93.366667
Higher GeographyGulf of Mexico

Record

Occurrence Idurn:catalog:CAS:ICH:24218
Occurrence Remarks28 mm HL
IssueGEODETIC_DATUM_ASSUMED_WGS84;COUNTRY_DERIVED_FROM_COORDINATES;IDENTIFIED_DATE_UNLIKELY

Rights & Source

Identifierurn:catalog:CAS:ICH:24218
LicenseCC0_1_0

Record Source

Curator Luiz Rocha
Record Added June 24, 2020
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 3
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Gadiformes Macrouridae Malacocephalus Malacocephalus occidentalis
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 19, 1964
Collecting Event ID 286417
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Higher Geography Gulf of Mexico
Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference needs verification/refinement; coordinates provided by donor
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because This record, being part of the track 3 import, is not formally georeferenced by FoTX staff at this time. However, to allow mapping and visualization of this record, locality information has been provisionally accepted if provided by the donor or if location text could be matched to previously georeferenced records by FoTX team or donor data. For many records spatial error is either accepted from the donor (when provided) or derived based on coordinate precision.
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE

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