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TNHCi_20789

Not suspect, not examined
Goliath Grouper Epinephelus itajara
NS G3 NS SNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 24.45758° N, 97.74253° W (± 2414 m)

Taxonomy

FamilySerranidae
GenusEpinephelus
Speciesitajara

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorRamirez, J.
Collected Date1953.10.23-1953.10.23
Field NumberZ20789

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Gulf of Mexico
CountryMexico
StateTamaulipas
LocalityLaguna Madre, 3 mi. S of Punta Piedra

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS1967
YearAAA
RemarksJar 4
SalinityM

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 Serranidae Epinephelus Epinephelus itajara
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 23, 1953
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 36805
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
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: Measured due S of Punta de Piedra, off coast at Laguna Madre. Uncertainty determined using MaNIS.net georeferencing calculator.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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