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TNHCi_18591

Not suspect, not examined

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.76314° N, 97.11690° W (± 747.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusBascanichthys
Speciesscuticaris

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorCastor, Sonny
Collected Date1969.4.11-1969.4.11
Field NumberZ18591

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
Localitytidal pool near Mustang Beach development canal, about 5 mi. S of Port Aransas

Other

CurrentYes
NoIMS2150
Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
RemarksSphagebranchus teres became a synonym of Bascanichthys scuticaris
Remarks"Pond" originally entered, bu IMS label lists tidal pool so this record has been updated accordingly.

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

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 April 11, 1969
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 19980
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Mustang Beach, 5 mi south of Port Aransas
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/11/1969-4/11/1969
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 4\11\1969-4\11\1969
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Castor, Sonny

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