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TCWC_100.02

Not suspect, not examined
Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.02667° N, 96.99288° W (± 14537.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPolydactylus
Speciesoctonemus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorReid, G. K. and Class
Collected Date1948.4.10

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityGulf of Mexico; Aransas Bay, 6 mi E Rockport, Municipal Beach

Record Source

Source Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: museum)
Curator Kevin W. Conway
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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Polynemidae Polydactylus Polydactylus octonemus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 10, 1948
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 3989
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name Aransas Bay
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal Aransas Bay Aransas Bay Aransas Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004050400
Georeferencing Remarks Replaced original georeference with genreal \"Aransas Bay\" entry. Cannot find information on Municipal Beach and when calculating measurement by air, places point on island. Species data reflects presence of obligate marine species, so even though extent
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/10/1948-4/10/1948
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Reid, G.K. class
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: G.K. Reid, class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/10/1948-4/10/1948
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
Georef Remark: Replaced original georeference with genreal 'Aransas Bay' entry. Cannot find information on Municipal Beach and when calculating measurement by air, places point on island. Species data reflects presence of obligate marine species, so even though extent
georeference November 5, 2010
Error: 14537.2043519376
Remarks: Replaced original georeference with genreal 'Aransas Bay' entry. Cannot find information on Municipal Beach and when calculating measurement by air, places point on island. Species data reflects presence of obligate marine species, so even though extent
Locality: Aransas BayCoordinates: 28.026666167;-96.992876077Georeferencer: MJCGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Replaced original georeference with genreal 'Aransas Bay' entry. Cannot find information on Municipal Beach and when calculating measurement by air, places point on island. Species data reflects presence of obligate marine species, so even though extent

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