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TNHCi_18614

Not suspect, not examined
Snapper Eel Echiophis punctifer

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83802° N, 97.05297° W (± 120.4 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyOphichthidae
GenusEchiophis
Speciespunctifer

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorMoore, R.
Collected Date1970.10.6-1970.10.6
Field NumberZ18614

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas, IMS dock

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2193
Remarkshead disfigured/deformed, chunk of thick plastic (acrylic?) in mouth, has been removed. Viscera in separate jar.
GearTide trap

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 2

Current Determination

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

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 6, 1970
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20189
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name University of Texas Marine Science Institute, 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#6518
Georeferencing Annotation Note: Dropped \"Aransas Pass, at\" from original description to assure there would not be confusion with the city of Aransas Pass.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 10/6/1970-10/6/1970
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 10\6\1970-10\6\1970
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Moore, R.

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