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OSUS_12675

Not suspect, not examined
Bandtail Puffer Sphoeroides spengleri

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.65035° N, 97.19299° W (± 958.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSphoeroides
Speciesspengleri

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorDr. George A. Moore
Collected Date1936.8.16

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUnknown
LocalityPadre Island, Corpus Christi Pass

Record Source

Source Oklahoma State University (type: specimens)
Institution Oklahoma State University (type: university)
Curator Anthony A. Echelle
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides Sphoeroides spengleri
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 16, 1936
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 43
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Corpus Christi Pass
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
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/16/1936-8/16/1936
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Moore, George A. Dr.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: George A. Moore
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/16/1936-8/16/1936
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
georeference March 2, 2007
Error: 958.555766403834Locality: Corpus Christi PassCoordinates: 27.650349516;-97.192990342Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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