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TNHCi_27813

Not suspect, examined
Texas Pipefish – Syngnathus scovelli
NS G5 NS S4

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Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

GenusSyngnathus
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens9

Collection Event

CollectorCokendolpher, J. C.
Collected Date1977.4.8

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityLaguna Madre, Port Aransas

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 9

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Gasterosteiformes Syngnathidae Syngnathus Syngnathus scovelli
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: dorsal rays 27-31 (too low for S. affinis even if it were a valid species); MinSL(mm): 75.95; MaxSL(mm): 80.19; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected April 8, 1977
Collecting Event ID 23155
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Unknown
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because Conflict since Port Aransas is not on Laguna Madre.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/8/1977-4/8/1977
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Cokendolpher, James C.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: James C. Cokendolpher
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/8/1977-4/8/1977
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: Conflict since Port Aransas is not on Laguna Madre.
georeference March 13, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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