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TNHCi_18598

Not suspect, not examined
Speckled Worm Eel Myrophis punctatus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83860° N, 97.04419° W (± 1140.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMyrophis
Speciespunctatus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorHildebrand, H.; Jones; Wasson; Briggs
Collected Date1962.9.16

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas, N jetty - rotenone

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
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 No data

Current Determination

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

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 17, 1962
Collecting Event ID 10758
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name North Jetty at Port Aransas
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference from locality ID#6534
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/17/1962-9/17/1962
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hildebrand, Henry H. Jones, Russell, Briggs
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Henry H. Hildebrand
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 9/16/1962-9/16/1962
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
georeference March 6, 2007
Error: 1140.21534720456Locality: North Jetty at Port AransasCoordinates: 27.838602884;-97.044186999Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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