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TNHCi_18522

Not suspect, examined
Lesser Electric Ray Narcine bancroftii
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.41274° N, 96.43736° W (± 71621 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyNarcinidae
GenusNarcine
Speciesbrasiliensis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorHadley, W.
Collected Date1961.11.23-1961.11.23
Field NumberZ18522
Depth8-12 fms

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Gulf of Mexico
CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico, 55 mi. N of Port Aransas, trawler Little Bighorn

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS1082
SalinityM

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

Chondrichthyes Torpediniformes Narcinidae Narcine Narcine bancroftii
Determiner Leonardo M. Feitosa
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | ID accepted by FDM
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 23, 1961
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 34793
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal East San Antonio Bay San Antonio Bay-Espiritu Santo Bay San Antonio Bay-Espiritu Santo Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 121004030200
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks: The species are marine, so I plotted the locality NE instead of N.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 71621
Remarks: Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
Coordinates: -96.437356, 28.41274GBIF latlong_remarks: The species are marine, so I plotted the locality NE instead of N.
Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/23/1961-11/23/1961
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 11\23\1961-11\23\1961
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hadley, W.

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