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TNHCi_18547

Not suspect, not examined
American Eel Anguilla rostrata
SGCN NS G4 NS S4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 23.11090° N, 97.88504° W (± 4023 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAnguilla
Speciesrostrata

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorHildebrand, H.
Collected Date1956.5.26

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryMexico
StateTamaulipas
CountyUnknown
LocalityRio San Rafael, first rapids approx. 20 mi. from mouth

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 No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla Anguilla rostrata
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 27, 1956
Collecting Event ID 24033
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Aldama, Tamaulipas
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks: Suspicious that either Rio San Rafael is synonymous with Rio Carrizal or that locality is Rio Carrizal. Treated as 20 miles upstream of mouth of Rio Carrizal (on maps).
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 4023
Remarks: Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
Coordinates: -97.885043, 23.110905
GBIF latlong_remarks: Suspicious that either Rio San Rafael is synonymous with Rio Carrizal or that locality is Rio Carrizal. Treated as 20 miles upstream of mouth of Rio Carrizal (on maps).
Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/27/1956-5/27/1956
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hildebrand, Henry H.
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: NANot Georeferenced Because: Mexico
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Henry H. Hildebrand
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/26/1956-5/26/1956
georeference March 20, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: GLMGeographic note: Unknown Mexico Tamaulipas

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