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FMNH_10892

Not suspect, not examined
Tarpon Megalops atlanticus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.06576° N, 97.15486° W (± 830.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusTarpon
Speciesatlanticus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorWeed & Pray
Collected Date2024.8.15

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
Locality"Brazos de Santiago Pass, Point Isabel"

Record Source

Source Field Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Field Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Mark W. Westneat
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Elopiformes Megalopidae Megalops Megalops atlanticus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 15, 1924
Collecting Event ID 9132
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Brazos Santiago Pass
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102081000
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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