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TNHCi_11918

Not suspect, examined
Western Comb Grouper Mycteroperca acutirostris

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.06755° N, 97.15022° W (± 529.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilySerranidae
GenusMycteroperca
Speciesrubra

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorHook,
Collected Date1983.10.20-1983.10.20
Field NumberZ11918

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalitySouth Padre Island, jetty

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Serranidae Mycteroperca Mycteroperca acutirostris
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Oct. 10, 2013
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | >48 gill rakers; good quality, no external parasites
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 20, 1983
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 19838
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name South Padre Island, off jetty
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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