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TNHCi_18539

Not suspect, not examined
Ladyfish Elops saurus
NS G5 NS S4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.47468° N, 94.50575° W (± 936.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusElops
Speciessaurus

Specimen

Num Specimens4

Collection Event

CollectorReid, G.K.
Collected Date1954.6.24

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria
LocalityEast Bay, SW corner of cove near Rollover

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 4

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Elopiformes Elopidae Elops Elops saurus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 25, 1954
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 9702
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Rollover Bay at southwest corner
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
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/25/1954-6/25/1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Reid, G.K.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: G.K. Reid
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/24/1954-6/24/1954
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
georeference April 26, 2007
Error: 936.294393603745Locality: Rollover Bay at southwest cornerCoordinates: 29.474679015;-94.505745847Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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