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TNHCi_18543

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.88795° N, 97.04265° W (± 867.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusElops
Speciessaurus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorThorpe, Jim
Collected Date1953.8.9

Geography

DrainageSan Antonio-Nueces
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityLydia Ann Island

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 1

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 Aug. 10, 1953
Collecting Event ID 10325
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name Lydia Ann Island
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal Aransas Bay Aransas Bay Aransas Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004050400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/10/1953-8/10/1953
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Thorpe, Jim
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Jim Thorpe
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/9/1953-8/9/1953
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 March 12, 2007
Error: 783.904147203136Locality: Lydia Ann IslandCoordinates: 27.887951098;-97.042647054Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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