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TNHCi_18590

Not suspect, not examined

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 25.54745° N, 97.23892° W (± 4023 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyOphichthidae
GenusBascanichthys
Speciesscuticaris

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorHildebrand, H.
Collected Date1955.9.15-1955.9.15
Field NumberZ18590

Geography

CountryMexico
StateTamaulipas
LocalityGulf Coast, 20 mi. S of Playa Washington

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS0798
RemarksSphagebranchus teres became a synonym of Bascanichthys scuticaris
Remarkskilled by red tide

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 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Bascanichthys Bascanichthys scuticaris
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 15, 1955
Collecting Event ID 34853
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande None
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 130900020504
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks: Measured along coast. Uncertainty determined using MaNIS.net georeferencing calculator.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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