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NLU_35487

Not suspect, not examined
Gulf Kingfish Menticirrhus littoralis
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.21572° N, 94.92463° W (± 23388.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMENTICIRRHUS
SpeciesLITTORALIS

Specimen

Num Specimens17

Collection Event

CollectorM.ELLIOTT, W.ELLIOTT, R.YATES
Collected Date1977.2.21

Geography

DrainageMARINE RIVER
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalityWATERBODYGALVESTON BAY,12 MI. RD AND WEST BEACH

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 17

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Sciaenidae Menticirrhus Menticirrhus littoralis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 21, 1977
Collecting Event ID 6110
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Galveston Island
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 West Beach is assumed to be on the gulf side, but description clearly indicates being on the bay.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/21/1977-2/21/1977
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Elliott, Max Elliott, W. Yates, R.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Max Elliott, W. Elliott, R. Yates
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/21/1977-2/21/1977
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
Georef Remark: West Beach is assumed to be on the gulf side, but description clearly indicates being on the bay.
georeference March 21, 2007
Error: 23388.5963518996
Remarks: West Beach is assumed to be on the gulf side, but description clearly indicates being on the bay.
Locality: Galveston IslandCoordinates: 29.215717299;-94.924626101Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
West Beach is assumed to be on the gulf side, but description clearly indicates being on the bay.

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