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TNHCi_10467

Not suspect, examined
Tidewater Silverside Menidia peninsulae

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.37716° N, 96.39786° W (± 7576.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMenidia
Speciespeninsulae

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorEspey Huston & Associates
Collected Date1981.1.6

Geography

DrainageMatagorda Bay
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCalhoun
LocalityMatagorda Bay, Pass Cavallo

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae Menidia Menidia peninsulae
Determiner Doyle T. Mosier
Determination Date Jan. 16, 2012
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | Keeping ID as M. peninsulae as per DTM
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 7, 1981
Collecting Event ID 10342
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Calhoun, Texas
Name Pass Cavallo
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal West Matagorda Bay Powderhorn Lake-Matagorda Bay Powderhorn Lake-Matagorda Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004020500
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Matagorda not Matagora
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/7/1981-1/7/1981
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Espey Huston & Associates
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Espey Huston, Associates
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
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/6/1981-1/6/1981
georeference November 15, 2006
Error: 7576.79155196749Locality: Pass CavalloCoordinates: 28.37716452;-96.397861846Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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