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TNHCi_18981

Not suspect, examined
Opossum Pipefish Microphis brachyurus
SGCN NS G4 NS S3N

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.28790° N, 94.81356° W (± 5967.4 m)

Taxonomy

FamilySyngnathidae
GenusOostethus
Specieslineatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorDrager, G.
Collected Date1947.6.1-1947.6.1
Field NumberZ18981

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalityGalveston

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2558 TPW0106
SalinityF
Remarksseason only

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 Gasterosteiformes Syngnathidae Microphis Microphis brachyurus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | 23 tail rings; 20 trunk rings
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected June 1, 1947
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 22055
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Galveston
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake West Galveston Bay Dickinson Bayou Dickinson Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 120402040200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/1/1947-6/1/1947
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 6\1\1947-6\1\1947
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Drager, G.

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