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INHS_68473

Not suspect, not examined
Atlantic Midshipman Porichthys plectrodon
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.46560° N, 94.80323° W (± 70000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPorichthys
Speciesporosissimus

Specimen

Num Specimens8

Collection Event

CollectorM.E. Chittenden
Collected Date1981.June.16

Geography

DrainageAtlantic Ocean Dr.
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria
LocalityGulf of Mexico; off Freeport

Other

Event Remarksnotes: sand & gravel, some silt; pools & runs

Record Source

Source Illinois Natural History Survey (type: specimens)
Institution Illinois Natural History Survey (type: museum)
Curator Chris Taylor
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 8

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Batrachoididae Porichthys Porichthys plectrodon
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 16, 1981
Collecting Event ID 48283
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Freeport
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Freeport. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 70000
Remarks: Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Freeport. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off FreeportCoordinates: -94.80323, 28.465602Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Freeport. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/16/1981-6/16/1981
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 6\16\1981-6\16\1981
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Chittenden, Mark E.

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