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TNHCi_18896

Not suspect, not examined
Crested Cusk-Eel Ophidion josephi
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.60210° N, 96.58843° W (± 50000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyOphidiidae
GenusOphidion
Specieswelshi

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorFish Ecology Class
Collected Date1971.7.8-1971.7.8
Field NumberZ18896

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityGulf of Mexico, off Port Aransas, 15 fms. - R/V Lorene, at night

Other

NoIMS2165
Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Ophidion Ophidion josephi
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 8, 1971
Collecting Event ID 35121
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Port Aransas
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 50000
Remarks: Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off Port AransasCoordinates: -96.588431, 27.602102Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/8/1971-7/8/1971
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 7\8\1971-7\8\1971
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Fish Ecology Class

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