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TNHCi_20281

Not suspect, not examined
Northern Kingfish Menticirrhus saxatilis
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

FamilySciaenidae
GenusMenticirrhus
Speciessaxatilis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorFish Ecology Class
Collected Date1972.7.3-1972.7.3
Field NumberZ20281

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityAransas Bay, marker 83

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2194
Remarks=focaliger
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 saxatilis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 3, 1972
Collecting Event ID 20491
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 Uncertain of marker number.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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