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TNHCi_19247

Not suspect, not examined
Sharpnose Puffer Canthigaster rostrata

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.16625° N, 94.29665° W (± 450 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusCanthigaster
Speciesrostrata

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorCompton, Bradley
Collected Date1963.4.26-1963.4.26
Field NumberZ19247

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalityStetson reef, off Galveston

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS1244
SalinityM
RemarksMonth originally entered as May, but IMS label lists as April and this record has been updated accordingly.

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 Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Canthigaster Canthigaster rostrata
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 26, 1963
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 35343
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Stetson Bank
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 450Locality: Stetson BankCoordinates: -94.296647, 28.166253Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/26/1963-4/26/1963
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 4\26\1963-4\26\1963
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Compton, Bradley

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