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TNHCi_19269

Not suspect, not examined
Smooth Puffer Lagocephalus laevigatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.50952° N, 97.20848° W (± 46436.0 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusLagocephalus
Specieslaevigatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorHildebrand, H.
Collected Date1950.11.16-1950.11.16
Field NumberZ19269
Depth17-20 fms

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico, off Padre Island, 30 mi. N of Port Isabel

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS0600
SalinityM
GearTrawl
RemarksYear originally entered as 1951 but according to the IMS label, the year is 1950 and this record has been updated accordingly. Trawler Rio Bravo

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 Lagocephalus Lagocephalus laevigatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 16, 1950
Collecting Event ID 9200
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Willacy, Texas
Name Gulf of Mexico, 30 miles north of Port Isabel
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Measured by air
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/16/1950-11/16/1950
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 11\16\1950-11\16\1950
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hildebrand, Henry H.

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