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TNHCi_19271

Not suspect, not examined
Smooth Puffer Lagocephalus laevigatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83076° N, 97.06170° W (± 6128.4 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusLagocephalus
Specieslaevigatus

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorMiller, J.
Collected Date00/Apr/1964-00/Apr/1964
Field NumberZ19271

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityGulf of Mexico, near Port Aransas, shallow water

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS1555
Remarkscount changed from n=1 to n=3 during 2007 inventory.
GearTrawl
RemarksDate originally entered as 01 Mar 1964, but IMS label lists date as April 1964, IMS ledger lists date as Spring 1951. This record has been updated to reflect the IMS label.

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 3

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 April 1, 1964 – April 30, 1964
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20085
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Near Port Aransas
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks Extent runs to a point halfway to Aransas Pass.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/1/1964-4/30/1964
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 4\1\1964-4\30\1964
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Miller, J.

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