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FMNH_179

Not suspect, not examined
Southern Puffer Sphoeroides nephelus
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusSphoeroides
Speciesnephelus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorD.S. Jordan
Collected Datenone

Geography

DrainageSan Jacinto-Brazos
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalityGalveston.

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 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 March 1, 1882 – March 31, 1882
Collecting Event ID 7823
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
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/1/1882-3/31/1882
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Jordan, David Starr
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: David Starr Jordan
flag (suspect/examine) November 5, 2011
suspect flag — We wish to examine this specimen
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/1/1882-3/31/1882
georeference March 1, 2007
Error: 5967.4475519744Locality: GalvestonCoordinates: 29.287904975;-94.813563393Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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