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TCWC_694.01

Not suspect, not examined
Fringed Flounder Etropus crossotus
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusEtropus
Speciescrossotus

Specimen

Num Specimens21

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 21

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Pleuronectfiormes Paralichthyidae Etropus Etropus crossotus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

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: no
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
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/18/1958-4/18/1958
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: Uncertain of marker number.
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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