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TNHCi_27699

Not suspect, not examined
Cobia – Rachycentron canadum
SGCN NS GNR NS SNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.60210° N, 96.58843° W (± 50000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusRachycentron
Speciescanadum

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorMambretti, J.
Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityPort Aransas, off the coast in open gulf

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 Rachycentridae Rachycentron Rachycentron canadum
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1980 – Dec. 31, 1982
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 27778
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Port Aransas
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 50000
Remarks: Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off Port AransasCoordinates: -96.588431, 27.602102Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Port Aransas. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1980-12/31/1982
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Mambretti, Jerry
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: NANot Georeferenced Because: Marine
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Jerry Mambretti
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1980-12/31/1982
georeference March 29, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: JLGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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