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TCWC_10456.08

Not suspect, not examined
Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faber
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.35267° N, 94.76929° W (± 19365.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusChaetodipterus
Speciesfaber

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorELJ - Marine Biomedical Institute, UTMB
Collected Date1975.5.14

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalityGulf of Mexico; Gulf of Mexico, entrance to Galveston Bay

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 Ephippidae Chaetodipterus Chaetodipterus faber
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 14, 1975
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 4174
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Galveston Bay at entrance
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake East Galveston Bay Cane Bayou Cane Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 120402020400
Georeferencing Remarks Point is placed at entrance to Galveston Bay to Gulf and extent runs to entrances to East and West Bays.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/14/1975-5/14/1975
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: E.L.J.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: E.L.J.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/14/1975-5/14/1975
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: Point is placed at entrance to Galveston Bay to Gulf and extent runs to entrances to East and West Bays.
georeference March 29, 2007
Error: 19365.2363519169
Remarks: Point is placed at entrance to Galveston Bay to Gulf and extent runs to entrances to East and West Bays.
Locality: Galveston Bay at entranceCoordinates: 29.352672833;-94.769292366Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point is placed at entrance to Galveston Bay to Gulf and extent runs to entrances to East and West Bays.

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