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TNHCi_23956

Not suspect, not examined
Northern Kingfish – Menticirrhus saxatilis
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.07046° N, 97.16395° W (± 656.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMenticirrhus
Speciessaxatilis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Identification

DeterminerR.J. Edwards 1996

Collection Event

CollectorR.J. Edwards
Collected Date1987.5.14

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityLower Laguna Madre at Children's Beach, 1 km S of Queen Isabela Causeway at Brazos-Santaigo Pass

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
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 May 15, 1987
Collecting Event ID 8148
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Laguna Madre at Isla Blanca Park
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Laguna Madre Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102081000
Georeferencing Remarks Description found on internet (http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/saltwater/part142.html) - \"wade the flats in a small limited area called Children\'s Beach that\'s located in Isla Blanca Park South of the Coast Guard station\" Treated as Isla Blanca
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/15/1987-5/15/1987
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Edwards, Robert John
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Robert J. Edwards
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/14/1987-5/14/1987
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
Georef Remark: Description found on internet (http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/saltwater/part142.html) - 'wade the flats in a small limited area called Children's Beach that's located in Isla Blanca Park South of the Coast Guard station' Treated as Isla Blanca
georeference November 21, 2006
Error: 656.812910402627
Remarks: Description found on internet (http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/saltwater/part142.html) - 'wade the flats in a small limited area called Children's Beach that's located in Isla Blanca Park South of the Coast Guard station' Treated as Isla Blanca
Locality: Laguna Madre at Isla Blanca ParkCoordinates: 26.070459194;-97.163946728Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Description found on internet (http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/saltwater/part142.html) - 'wade the flats in a small limited area called Children's Beach that's located in Isla Blanca Park South of the Coast Guard station' Treated as Isla Blanca

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