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TNHCi_18592

Not suspect, not examined

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.82702° N, 97.05279° W (± 2660 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyOphichthidae
GenusBascanichthys
Speciesscuticaris

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorMoore; Herzog
Collected Date1955.8.24-1955.8.24
Field NumberZ18592

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas, Gulf beach

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS0797
RemarksSphagebranchus teres became a synonym of Bascanichthys scuticaris
SalinityM
Remarkspicked up on beach

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 Aug. 24, 1955
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 34854
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
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: Point placed on gulf side of town and uncertainty includes all of Port Aransas vicinity.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 2660
Remarks: Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
Coordinates: -97.052794, 27.827021GBIF latlong_remarks: Assuming beach on gulf side (no named S beach)
Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/24/1955-8/24/1955
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 8\24\1955-8\24\1955
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Moore, Herzog

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