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TCWC_1601.05

Not suspect, examined
Least Puffer – Sphoeroides parvus
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusSphoeroides
Speciesnephelus

Specimen

Num Specimens4

Identification

DeterminerWFS 312 class

Collection Event

CollectorWFS 312 class
Collected Date1958.4.18

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityGulf of Mexico; Gulf of Mexico, Aransas 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 July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 4

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides Sphoeroides parvus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Nov. 26, 2012
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | no lapets; no distinctive color pattern; pectoral rays 15 in 2 largest; snout and head with prickles
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected April 18, 1958
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 3988
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 Using general \"Aransas Bay\" georeference for this locality due to presence of obligate marine species found in lot. Chances that specimens were collected in bay waters as opposed to inland are far greater.
Georeferencing Annotation Unable to find \"Municipal Beach\"
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
flag (suspect/examine) July 28, 2014
mark examined and not suspect
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/18/1958-4/18/1958
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: WFS 312 class
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: WFS 312 class
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.Georef Remark: Uncertain of marker number.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/18/1958-4/18/1958
flag (suspect/examine) November 5, 2011
suspect flag — We wish to examine this specimen
georeference March 5, 2007
Error: 14537.2043519376Remarks: Uncertain of marker number.Locality: Aransas BayCoordinates: 28.026666167;-96.992876077Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Uncertain of marker number.

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