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TNHCi_19283

Not suspect, examined
Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvus
NS G5

Photos

Map

Location 28.14544° N, 96.84588° W (± 4398.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSphoeroides
Speciesnephelus

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorHoese, H.D.
Collected Date1957.6.6-1957.6.6
Field NumberZ19283

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityMesquite Bay

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2362 TPW2969
RemarksCount changed from n=1 to n=3 during 2007 inventory.
SalinityF

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 Sphoeroides Sphoeroides parvus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: no lappets; no distinctive color pattern; head and snout covered with prickles; 14 or 15 pectoral rays; MinSL(mm): 41.76; MaxSL(mm): 43.93; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected June 6, 1957
Collecting Event ID 20594
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name Mesquite Bay
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal West San Antonio Bay Hynes Bay-San Antonio Bay Hynes Bay-San Antonio Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004040000
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
flag (suspect/examine) July 2, 2012
out of range, check id
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/6/1957-6/6/1957
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 6\6\1957-6\6\1957
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hoese, H.D.

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