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TNHCi_20291

Not suspect, not examined
Southern Kingfish – Menticirrhus americanus
NS NatureServeStatus object (GNR)

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 24.51195° N, 97.73715° W (± 1248 m)

Taxonomy

FamilySciaenidae
GenusMenticirrhus
Speciesamericanus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorHildebrand, H.
Collected Date1953.11.17-1953.11.17
Field NumberZ20291

Geography

CountryMexico
StateTamaulipas
LocalityPunta Piedras north, Laguna Madre de Mexico, channel - commerial bag seine

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS0211
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 31, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 2

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 Nov. 17, 1953
Collecting Event ID 26386
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography
HydroBASINS 7531 753107 75310701 7531070131 753107013110
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks: Point placed off northern coast of Punta de Piedra and uncertainty includes all of water at northern end of Punta de Piedra.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 1248
Remarks: Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
Coordinates: -97.737147, 24.511949
GBIF latlong_remarks: Point placed off northern coast of Punta de Piedra and uncertainty includes all of water at northern end of Punta de Piedra.
Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/17/1953-11/17/1953
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 11\17\1953-11\17\1953
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hildebrand, Henry H.

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