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TNHCi_20883

Not suspect, examined
Atlantic Agujon Tylosurus acus

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Location 27.83802° N, 97.05297° W (± 120.4 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyBelonidae
GenusTylosurus
Speciescrocodilus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorHolt, S.
Collected Date1982.11.3-1982.11.3
Field NumberZ20883

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Gulf of Mexico
CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityU.T. Boat Basin

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2683
YearMMM
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 Beloniformes Belonidae Tylosurus Tylosurus acus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: teeth all straight; T. crocodilus at this size would have some teeth pointing anteriorly; MinSL(mm): larger than calipers; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 32 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence Medium

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 3, 1982
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20227
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Aransas Pass, at University of Texas Marine Science Institute, boat basin
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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