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FMNH_10982

Suspect, pending examination
Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tau
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.07514° N, 97.20983° W (± 1083.1 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyBatrachoididae
GenusOpsanus
Speciestau

Collection Event

CollectorWeed, L. L. Pray
Collected Date2024.8.23-2024.8.23
Field NumberACW1924-14

Geography

CountryU.S.A.
StateTexas
CountyCameron*
LocalityLocality: Laguna Madre, Point Isabel

Other

Specimen NotesInternal Record Number (IRN): 610339
Alc0
S0
Skel0

Record Source

Source Field Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Field Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Mark W. Westneat
Record Added April 23, 2015
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 Batrachoidiformes Batrachoididae Opsanus Opsanus tau
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 23, 1924
Collecting Event ID 19551
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Port Isabel
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Brownsville Ship Channel Bahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Laguna Madre Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102080900
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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