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TNHCi_20841

Not suspect, not examined
Sand Tilefish Malacanthus plumieri

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.59143° N, 96.44327° W (± 28000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyMalacanthidae
GenusMalacanthus
Speciesplumieri

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorStahlman, N.
Collected Date1962.7.12-1962.7.12
Field NumberZ20840

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Gulf of Mexico
CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityHospital Reef, Snapper Bank off Port Aransas

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS0975 #2
YearMMM
RemarksIMS 975 is associated with two specimens, TNHC 20840 and 20841, both M. plumieri. The specimens themselves are not designated and # 1 or # 2, so t
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 Malacanthidae Malacanthus Malacanthus plumieri
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 July 12, 1962
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 36852
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Snapper Banks
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Couldn't find precise location online, but other locality descriptions in FoTX project indicate this is 34-40 miles SE of Port Aransas. Georeferenced area includes several small uplifted areas in this vicinity.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 50000
Remarks: Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off Port AransasCoordinates: -96.588431, 27.602102Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/12/1962-7/12/1962
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 7\12\1962-7\12\1962
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Stahlman, N.

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