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TNHCi_13897

Not suspect, not examined
Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felis
NS G5 NS S3

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83849° N, 97.05117° W (± 59.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusArius
Speciesfelis

Specimen

Num Specimens5

Collection Event

CollectorMoore, R.H.
Collected Date1968.3.8

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas, MSI pier lab-- tide trap.

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 5

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Siluriformes Ariidae Ariopsis Ariopsis felis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected March 9, 1968
Collecting Event ID 10753
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name University of Texas Marine Science Institute, research lab pier
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks Original georefence from locality ID#11159. Original notes: Point is placed in harbor area and extent covers an area along the pass at a pier.
Georeferencing Annotation Note: Dropped \"Aransas Pass, at\" from original description to assure there would not be confusion with the city of Aransas Pass.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/9/1968-3/9/1968
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Moore, Richard H.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Richard H. Moore
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/8/1968-3/8/1968
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
Georef Remark: Point is placed in harbor area and extent covers an area along the pass at a pier.
georeference March 1, 2007
Error: 59.3945472002376
Remarks: Point is placed in harbor area and extent covers an area along the pass at a pier.
Locality: Aransas Pass, at University of Texas Marine Science Institute, research lab pierCoordinates: 27.838492878;-97.051167173Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point is placed in harbor area and extent covers an area along the pass at a pier.

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