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TCWC_435.01

Not suspect, not examined
Sooty Eel – Bascanichthys bascanium

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.31547° N, 94.81698° W (± 531.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusBascanichthys
Speciesbascanium

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Identification

DeterminerMcEachran, J.D./2001

Collection Event

Collected Date1975.4.15

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalityGulf of Mexico; Gulf of Mexico, Galveston, Moody College of Marine Sciences

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 Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Bascanichthys Bascanichthys bascanium
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 15, 1975
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 4406
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Pelican Island at Texas A&M Galveston
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 Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 120402040200
Georeferencing Remarks From internet (http://www.tamug.tamu.edu/corps/indoctrination/Charlie%20Noble.pdf) known to be Texas A&M in Galveston.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
flag (suspect/examine) July 28, 2014
mark as not suspect and no need to examine
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/15/1975-4/15/1975
collectors May 23, 2012
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: From internet (http://www.tamug.tamu.edu/corps/indoctrination/Charlie%20Noble.pdf) known to be Texas A&M in Galveston.
collectors November 5, 2011
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/15/1975-4/15/1975
georeference March 29, 2007
Error: 531.825708002127
Remarks: From internet (http://www.tamug.tamu.edu/corps/indoctrination/Charlie%20Noble.pdf) known to be Texas A&M in Galveston.
Locality: Pelican Island at Texas A&M GalvestonCoordinates: 29.315474037;-94.816983521Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
From internet (http://www.tamug.tamu.edu/corps/indoctrination/Charlie%20Noble.pdf) known to be Texas A&M in Galveston.

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