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TCWC_4711.01

Not suspect, not examined
Crested Cusk-Eel Ophidion josephi
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.97063° N, 95.37061° W (± 5066.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusOphidion
Specieswelshi

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorChittenden, M. E.
Collected Date1980.2.15

Geography

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

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Ophidion Ophidion josephi
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 15, 1980
Collecting Event ID 4093
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Brazoria, Texas
Name Freeport
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake Austin-Oyster Lower Oyster Creek Lower Oyster Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Floodplains and Low Terraces
HUC 12 120402050400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/15/1980-2/15/1980
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Chittenden, Mark E.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: M.E. Chittenden
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/15/1980-2/15/1980
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: NA
georeference July 3, 2006
Error: 5066.21491197826Locality: FreeportCoordinates: 28.970625153;-95.370607004Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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