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TCWC_2084.01

Not suspect, not examined
Blackfin Tuna – Thunnus atlanticus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.46560° N, 94.80323° W (± 70000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusThunnus
Speciesatlanticus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Identification

DeterminerGraham, G.

Collection Event

CollectorGraham, G.
Collected Date1975.11.8

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico; Gulf of Mexico, off Freeport

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Scombridae Thunnus Thunnus atlanticus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 8, 1975
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 19478
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Freeport
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Freeport. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
verbatim data June 30, 2021
Count of specimens retrieved from GBIF and applied to verbatim data: 2
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 70000
Remarks: Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Freeport. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off FreeportCoordinates: -94.80323, 28.465602Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Freeport. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/8/1975-11/8/1975
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Graham, G.
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: NANot Georeferenced Because: Marine
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: G. Graham
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 11/8/1975-11/8/1975
georeference March 29, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: JLGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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