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TNHCi_20214

Not suspect, not examined
Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.02667° N, 96.99288° W (± 14537.2 m)

Taxonomy

FamilySciaenidae
GenusMenticirrhus
Speciesamericanus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorNava, G.
Collected Date1948.3.8-1948.3.8
Field NumberZ20214

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityAransas Bay

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2281 TPW0121
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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Sciaenidae Menticirrhus Menticirrhus americanus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected March 8, 1948
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 9258
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name Aransas Bay
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal Aransas Bay Aransas Bay Aransas Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004050400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Point location assumed to be at geographic center of Aransas Bay.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/8/1948-3/8/1948
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 3\8\1948-3\8\1948
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Nava, G.

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