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TNHCi_11286

Not suspect, not examined
Dark Sea Catfish Cathorops melanopus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

FamilyAriidae
GenusCathorops
Speciesmelanopus

Specimen

Num Specimens21

Collection Event

CollectorPezold, F. and R. Edwards
Collected Date1981.8.16-1981.8.16
Field NumberFP-199

Geography

CountryMexico
StateVeracruz
LocalityRio Papaloapan 9.8 km N Tlalcotalpan on Mexico 175

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
SalinityF

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added April 23, 2015
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 21

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Siluriformes Ariidae Cathorops Cathorops melanopus
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 Aug. 16, 1981
Collecting Event ID 32100
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Unknown
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/16/1981-8/16/1981
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 8\16\1981-8\16\1981
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Pezold, Frank L. Edwards, R.

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