Skip to content
A Virtual Museum on the State's Fish Biodiversity

SMBU_410

Suspect, pending examination
Oyster Toadfish Opsanus tau
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.32980° N, 94.70871° W (± 1944.1 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyBatrachoididae
GenusOpsanus
Speciestau

Specimen

PreparationAlcoholic

Collection Event

CollectorSimmons, Burt
Collected Date1958.2.16

Geography

StateTexas
CountyGalveston Co.

Other

Date02/XX/1958
Number1958-009-0001
Number1958-009
StatusDeaccessioned
Event RemarksS jetty; clear; 35¡F*

Record Source

Source Strecker Museum (type: specimens)
Institution Strecker Museum (type: museum)
Curator Anita Benedict
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

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

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 16, 1958
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 685
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name South Jetty at Galveston
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference from locality ID#4435
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
note: suspect record needs to be examinedExamination: Pending
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: yesexamination: pending
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but we have not been able to find this specimen at the donor institution. Specimen is likely either on loan, mis-shelved, permanently lost or in rare cases destroyed. Work in progress.
flag (suspect/examine) July 2, 2012
out of range, check specimen
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/16/1958-2/16/1958
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Simmons, Burt
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 2\16\1958-2\16\1958

Comments On SMBU_410

No comments have been posted yet.