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TNHCi_25087(1)

Not suspect, not examined
Tidewater Silverside – Menidia peninsulae

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.18835° N, 97.23116° W (± 25764.0 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMenidia
Speciespeninsulae

Specimen

Num Specimens12

Identification

DeterminerR. Edwards 1997

Collection Event

CollectorR. J. Edwards and class
Collected Date1977.10.10

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityLaguna Madre at Fiesta Harbor Condos

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 12

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae Menidia Menidia peninsulae
Determiner Doyle T. Mosier
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | 1 M. beryllina removed
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 11, 1977
Collecting Event ID 8146
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Laguna Madre
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 Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102081000
Georeferencing Remarks Within Cameron County
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 10/11/1977-10/11/1977
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Edwards, Robert John class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 10/10/1997-10/10/1997
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
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Robert J. Edwards, class
georeference April 26, 2007
Error: 25763.9880958895Remarks: Within Cameron CountyLocality: Laguna MadreCoordinates: 26.188354521;-97.231158585Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Within Cameron County

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