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TNHCi_19391

Suspect, pending examination
Silver Porgy Diplodus argenteus

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Map

Location 27.83802° N, 97.05297° W (± 120.4 m)

Taxonomy

FamilySparidae
GenusDiplodus
Speciesholbrooki

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorMiller, John
Collected Date1963.7.16-1963.7.16
Field NumberZ19391

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas, IMS boat basin

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS1292
RemarksOriginal Preparation and Count: Misc & 1, updated during April 2005 inventory.
GearDip net
Remarksdip net at night

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 added as bulk process; species not known from study area
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Sparidae Diplodus Diplodus argenteus
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: 8 upper incisors; MinSL(mm): 58.94; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected July 16, 1963
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20198
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name University of Texas Marine Science Institute, boat basin
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 Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference from locality ID#6512
Georeferencing Annotation Note: Dropped \"Aransas Pass, at\" from original description to assure there would not be confusion with the city of Aransas Pass.
Has not been Georeferenced because

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