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TNHCi_25096

Not suspect, not examined
Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marina
NS G5 NS S3

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusStrongylura
Speciesmarina

Specimen

Num Specimens5

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 5

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Beloniformes Belonidae Strongylura Strongylura marina
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

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: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 10/11/1977-10/11/1977
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Edwards, Robert John class
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Robert J. Edwards, 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 accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NAGeoref Remark: Within Cameron County
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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