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TNHCi_18973

Not suspect, not examined
Beardfish Polymixia lowei
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

FamilyPolymixiidae
GenusPolymixia
Specieslowei

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorMoseley, Frank
Collected Date00/Feb/1964-00/Feb/1964
Field NumberZ18973

Geography

CountryUSA
StateLouisiana
LocalitySlope off Louisiana

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS1548
SalinityF
GearTrawl
RemarksLocality originally entered as "slope off Oregon", but IMS info says "slope off Louisiana", and this record has been updated to reflect that. Date originally entered as 16 Jun 1951, but IMS label and ledge

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 Polymixiformes Polymixiidae Polymixia Polymixia lowei
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 1, 1964 – Feb. 29, 1964
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 35156
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Unknown
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/1/1964-2/29/1964
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 2\1\1964-2\29\1964
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Moseley, Frank N.

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