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TNHCi_18898

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.97063° N, 95.37061° W (± 5066.2 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyOphidiidae
GenusOphidion
Specieswelshi

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorDow Chemical Co.
Collected Date1965.11.23-1965.11.23
Field NumberZ18898

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria
LocalityFreeport

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2347 TPW0032
Remarkslabel originall n=0, 1 specimen present- Aug2003, JR.
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 1

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 Nov. 23, 1965
Collecting Event ID 21676
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Brazoria, Texas
Name Freeport
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake Austin-Oyster Lower Oyster Creek Lower Oyster Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Floodplains and Low Terraces
HUC 12 120402050400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
taxonomy/determination note July 2, 2012
Check taxonomy. taxonomy, change to O. josephi as per AFS2008
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/23/1965-11/23/1965
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 11\23\1965-11\23\1965
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Dow Chemical Company

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