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NLU_34785

Not suspect, examined
Opossum Pipefish – Microphis brachyurus
SGCN NS G4 NS S3N

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Map

Location 27.68915° N, 97.24357° W (± 1415.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSYNGNATHUS
SpeciesFLORIDAE

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorB.HARRIS, V.GUFFIS
Collected Date1976.10.1

Geography

DrainageNUECES RIVER
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityWATERBODYLAGUNA MADRE,CORPUS CHRISTI NAVAL AIR STATION ON DIRMMIT ISLAND

Record Source

Source University of Louisiana at Monroe (type: miscellaneous)
Institution University of Louisiana at Monroe (type: university)
Curator Unknown
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Gasterosteiformes Syngnathidae Microphis Microphis brachyurus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Oct. 29, 2010
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | median trunk ridge terminates above anus and the lateral tail ridge starts and then turns upward; snout very long - about 2/3 to 3/4 of HL
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 1, 1976
Collecting Event ID 6138
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Laguna Madre at Demit Island
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks Looks to be more of a peninsula than an island. Point is placed at the tip and extent covers the peninsula.
Georeferencing Annotation Demit not Dirmmit
Has not been Georeferenced because —

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