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TNHCi_19824

Suspect, pending examination
Northern Stargazer Astroscopus guttatus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.60210° N, 96.58843° W (± 50000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyUranoscopidae
GenusAstroscopus
Speciesguttatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorCompton,
Collected Date1961.1.11-1961.1.11
Field NumberZ19824

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityGulf of Mexico, off Port Aransas, 8 fms.

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2671
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 added as bulk process; species not known from study area
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Uranoscopidae Astroscopus Astroscopus guttatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 11, 1961
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 35947
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Port Aransas
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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