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SMBU_623

Suspect, pending examination
Rainbow Smelt – Osmerus mordax
NS NatureServeStatus object (G5)

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.62251° N, 96.97211° W (± 1610 m)

Taxonomy

GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorBaker, Ken; Arnold, Jim
Collected Date1950.12.20

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
Locality11 mi off shore

Record Source

Source Strecker Museum (type: specimens)
Institution Strecker Museum (type: museum)
Curator Anita Benedict
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 31, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes added as bulk process; species not known from study area
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Salmoniformes Osmeridae Osmerus Osmerus mordax
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Dec. 20, 1950
Collecting Event ID 26874
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico, 11 miles off Nueces County
Hydrography Gulf of Mexico, 11 miles off Nueces County
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
Georeferencing Remarks —
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: noexamination: no
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 1610Locality: Gulf of Mexico, 11 miles off Nueces CountyCoordinates: -96.97211, 27.62251Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 12/20/1950-12/20/1950
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Baker, Ken Arnold, Jim
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: NANot Georeferenced Because: Marine
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Ken Baker, Jim Arnold
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 12/20/1950-12/20/1950
georeference March 29, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: JLGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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