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KUI_29984

Not suspect, not examined
Shorthead Cusk-Eel Ophidion dromio

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.26670° N, 96.48330° W (± 45 m)

Taxonomy

GenusOphidion
Speciesdromio

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparation1 EtOH

Identification

DeterminerRobins, Charles R

Collection Event

CollectorNational Marine Fisheries Service
Collected Date1969.3.20
Field NumberOR 69-01:10453

Geography

StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico, ca. 100 mi. SE of Corpus Christi
Latitude DMS26.2667007°
Longitude DMS-96.4832993°

Other

Specimen Notessize: 159mm TL

Record Source

Curator Leo Smith
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Ophidion Ophidion dromio
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected March 20, 1969
Collecting Event ID 40324
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution. | GBIF latlong_remarks:
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 900
Remarks: Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution.
Coordinates: -96.295, 26.28
Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/20/1969-3/20/1969
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 3\20\1969-3\20\1969
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: National Marine Fisheries Service

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