Skip to content
A Virtual Museum on the State's Fish Biodiversity

TCWC_3596.01

Not suspect, not examined
Flagfin Mojarra Eucinostomus melanopterus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.30135° N, 94.82825° W (± 12123.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusEucinostomus
Speciesmelanopterus

Specimen

Num Specimens47

Collection Event

CollectorMatheson, R. et al
Collected Date1980.8.20

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalityGulf of Mexico; Gulf of Mexico, E beach, Galveston Island, salt marsh

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 47

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Gerreidae Eucinostomus Eucinostomus melanopterus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 20, 1980
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 4164
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Galveston Island, northeast end
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake West Galveston Bay Dickinson Bayou Dickinson Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 120402040200
Georeferencing Remarks Area includes northeastern half of island along bayside coast.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/20/1980-8/20/1980
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Matheson, R.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: R. Matheson
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/20/1980-8/20/1980
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: NAGeoref Remark: Area includes northeastern half of island along bayside coast.
georeference March 29, 2007
Error: 12123.188351948Remarks: Area includes northeastern half of island along bayside coast.Locality: Galveston Island, northeast endCoordinates: 29.301354502;-94.828253786Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Area includes northeastern half of island along bayside coast.

Comments On TCWC_3596.01

No comments have been posted yet.