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TNHCi_18720

Not suspect, not examined
Largescale Lizardfish Saurida brasiliensis
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.02930° N, 96.10460° W (± 70000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilySynodontidae
GenusSaurida
Speciesbrasiliensis

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorLeary, T.
Collected Date1957.4.14-1957.4.14
Field NumberZ18720
Depth13.5 fms

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalityGulf of Mexico, SE of Galveston

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2606 TPW2743
RemarksCount changed from n=1 to n=2 during 2006-2007 inventory.
SalinityM

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 Aulopiformes Synodontidae Saurida Saurida brasiliensis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 14, 1957
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 34954
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Galveston
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Galveston. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf. Error runs back to coast and includes Flower Gardens reefs.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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