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TNHCi_18593

Not suspect, not examined
Whip Eel – Bascanichthys scuticaris

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.23010° N, 89.99314° W (± 6104 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyOphichthidae
GenusBascanichthys
Speciesscuticaris

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorShadowen; Friedrichs
Collected Date1953.7.5-1953.7.5
Field NumberZ18593

Geography

CountryUSA
StateLouisiana
CountyJefferson
LocalityGrand Isle, front beach

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS0799
RemarksSphagebranchus teres became a synonym of Bascanichthys scuticaris
SalinityF

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 July 5, 1953
Collecting Event ID 34855
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography Lower Mississippi Region Lower Mississippi Central Louisiana Coastal East Central Louisiana Coastal Barataria Bay-Frontal Gulf of Mexico Caminada Bay-Frontal Gulf of Mexico
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 080903010507
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks:
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 6104
Remarks: Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
Coordinates: -89.993143, 29.230099
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: 7/5/1953-7/5/1953
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 7\5\1953-7\5\1953
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Shadowen, Friedrichs

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