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TNHCi_27195

Not suspect, not examined
Speckled Worm Eel Myrophis punctatus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.13521° N, 96.91878° W (± 2105.0 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMyrophis
Speciespunctatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorMambretti, J.
Collected Date1981.7.29

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityDurham Bay, NE corner of Aransas Bay

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 Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Myrophis Myrophis punctatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 29, 1981
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 9690
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name Dunham Bay
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal Aransas Bay Aransas Bay Aransas Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004050400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Should be Dunham, not Durham
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/29/1981-7/29/1981
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Mambretti, Jerry
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Jerry Mambretti
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/29/1981-7/29/1981
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 Annotation: Should be Dunham, not Durham
georeference March 12, 2007
Error: 2105.02195199097Remarks: Should be Dunham, not DurhamLocality: Dunham BayCoordinates: 28.135212381;-96.918784434Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Should be Dunham, not Durham

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