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TNHCi_18997

Not suspect, not examined
Texas Pipefish Syngnathus scovelli
NS G5 NS S4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.10172° N, 95.10739° W (± 1652.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSyngnathus
Speciesscovelli

Specimen

Num Specimens8

Collection Event

CollectorHildebrand, H.
Collected Date1954.5.14

Geography

DrainageSan Jacinto-Brazos
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalityGalveston Bay, 1 mi. E of San Luis Pass, 0-4 ft. - pushnet

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
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 8

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Gasterosteiformes Syngnathidae Syngnathus Syngnathus scovelli
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 15, 1954
Collecting Event ID 9753
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name West Bay, 1 mile northeast of San Luis Pass
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake West Galveston Bay Mustang Bayou Mustang Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 120402040400
Georeferencing Remarks Measured by Termini-San Luis Road and point is placed on shore of West Bay.
Georeferencing Annotation Should be West Bay which is part of Galveston Bay.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/15/1954-5/15/1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hildebrand, Henry H.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Henry H. Hildebrand
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/14/1954-5/14/1954
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NAGeoref Remark: Measured by Termini-San Luis Road and point is placed on shore of West Bay.Georef Annotation: Should be West Bay which is part of Galveston Bay.
georeference April 2, 2007
Error: 1652.79628799291
Remarks: Measured by Termini-San Luis Road and point is placed on shore of West Bay. Should be West Bay which is part of Galveston Bay.
Locality: West Bay, 1 mile northeast of San Luis PassCoordinates: 29.101720973;-95.107390555Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured by Termini-San Luis Road and point is placed on shore of West Bay. Should be West Bay which is part of Galveston Bay.

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