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TNHCi_18594

Not suspect, not examined

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.84041° N, 97.06005° W (± 836.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusBascanichthys
Speciesscuticaris

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorHadley, W.
Collected Date1963.1.27-1963.1.27
Field NumberZ18594

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas, boat basin

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS1098
RemarksSphagebranchus teres became a synonym of Bascanichthys scuticaris
GearDip net
Remarksdip net, at night at surface under light

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 Jan. 27, 1963
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20145
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Port Aransas, boat basin
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 Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference from locality ID#6499. Original notes: Not sure which boat basin this refers to. Point is placed in largest basin and the extent covers all possibililties.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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