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TCWC_13396.04

Not suspect, not examined
Shrimp Eel Ophichthus gomesii
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.77110° N, 95.61719° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyOphichthidae
GenusOphichthus
Speciesgomesii

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparation70% EtOH

Identification

DeterminerBittner, R.H.

Collection Event

CollectorBittner, R.H.
Collected Date1954.11.6

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyMatagorda
Latitude28,45,45,N
Longitude95,40,8,W
Water BodyIntercoastal Waterway
Specific LocalityIntercoastal Canal Bridge, Intercoastal Canal, 5 miles south of Sargeant Beach, Matagorda County, Texas.

Other

RemarksFrom Strecker Museum, student study (SS) collection
Acc Id1726
DateHLP/2007

Record Source

Source Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: museum)
Curator Kevin W. Conway
Record Added April 23, 2015
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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Ophichthus Ophichthus gomesii
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 6, 1954
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 18424
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Matagorda, Texas
Name Intracoastal Waterway at pontoon bridge, 5.2 miles southeast of Sargent
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal San Bernard Coastal East Matagorda Bay East Matagorda Bay East Matagorda Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 120904020400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Should be Sargent, not Sargeant
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/6/1954-11/6/1954
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 11\6\1954-11\6\1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Bittner, R.H.

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