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TNHCi_19985

Not suspect, examined
Gulf Butterfish Peprilus burti
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

FamilyStromateidae
GenusPeprilus
Speciestriacanthus

Specimen

Num Specimens45

Collection Event

CollectorMiller, J.
Collected Date1964.3.1-1964.3.1
Field NumberZ19985

Geography

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

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS1446
RemarksPoronotus triacanthus became a synonym of Peprilus triacanthus
SalinityM
GearTrawl
Remarksseason only.

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 45

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Stromateidae Peprilus Peprilus burti
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | dorsal and anal not strongly falcate; body depth < 2x into SL; good quality
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected March 1, 1964
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20073
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: yes
flag (suspect/examine) July 2, 2012
out of range, check id
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/1/1964-3/1/1964
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 3\1\1964-3\1\1964
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Miller, J.

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