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TNHCi_27853

Not suspect, examined
Striped Mullet – Mugil cephalus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.85130° N, 97.08481° W (± 3735.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMugil
Speciescephalus

Specimen

Num Specimens5

Collection Event

CollectorCokendolpher, J. C.
Collected Date1977.4.8

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas, 2 mi NW

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 Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil Mugil cephalus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | 8 anal rays; scales on anal fin confined to anterior rays only and to their bases
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected April 8, 1977
Collecting Event ID 10735
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name 2 miles northwest of Port Aransas
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 Measured by air
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
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: NAGeoref Remark: Measured by air
georeference March 29, 2007
Error: 3735.28742398397Remarks: Measured by airLocality: 2 miles northwest of Port AransasCoordinates: 27.851302363;-97.084808035Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured by air

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