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SMBU_940

Not suspect, not examined
Bandtail Puffer Sphoeroides spengleri

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.78274° N, 97.27086° W (± 11000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSphoeroides
Speciesspengleri

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorBaker, Ken; Arnold, Jim
Collected Date1951.12.20

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
Localityll mi off shore at intersection of Corpus Christi and Naval Base ship channels

Record Source

Source Strecker Museum (type: specimens)
Institution Strecker Museum (type: museum)
Curator Anita Benedict
Record Added May 13, 2010
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 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 Dec. 20, 1951
Collecting Event ID 27998
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Corpus Christi Bay
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 Unknown
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as Corpus Christi Bay
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 11000Remarks: Treated as Corpus Christi BayLocality: Corpus Christi BayCoordinates: -97.270863, 27.782742Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Treated as Corpus Christi Bay
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 12/20/1951-12/20/1951
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: 12/20/1951-12/20/1951
georeference March 29, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: JLGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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