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TMM_M-6011

Not suspect, not examined
Beardfish – Polymixia lowei
NS NatureServeStatus object (G5)

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.95198° N, 95.47078° W (± 300000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyPolymixiidae
GenusPolymixia
Specieslowei

Specimen

PreparationSkeleton

Collection Event

Collected Datenone

Geography

StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico

Other

Age GroupA
Siteno669
Specno5784
Siteno669
Date Enter26176

Record Source

Source Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, University of Texas (type: specimens)
Institution Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, University of Texas (type: museum)
Curator Matt Brown
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified March 31, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Polymixiformes Polymixiidae Polymixia Polymixia lowei
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 Jan. 1, 1830 – Dec. 31, 2006
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 21702
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Texas
Hydrography Gulf of Mexico off Texas
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
Georeferencing Remarks Point placed on mid-point of a line drawn from the mouths of the Sabine and Rio Grande rivers and error runs back to each.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 300000
Remarks: Point placed on mid-point of a line drawn from the mouths of the Sabine and Rio Grande rivers and error runs back to each.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off TexasCoordinates: -95.470778, 27.951978Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Point placed on mid-point of a line drawn from the mouths of the Sabine and Rio Grande rivers and error runs back to each.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1830-8/31/1971
collectors May 23, 2012

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