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SRSU_225

Not suspect, not examined
Atlantic Midshipman Porichthys plectrodon
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83128° N, 97.03961° W (± 560 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyBatrachoididae
GenusPorichthys
Speciesplectrodon

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorMosier, D.; Tedin
Collected Date1980.2.22-1980.2.22
Field NumberZ100011-M-80

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Corpus Christi Bay
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas Beach 50 M S of Jetty

Other

Min Sl160
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
SalinityF

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified March 24, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

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

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 22, 1980
Collecting Event ID 30984
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks: Assuming measured distance is from South Jetty. Point placed at measured distance from center of jetty and uncertainty includes all measured distances along all of jetty.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
admin change Adam Cohen — March 24, 2026
Changed Catalog Number.

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