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TNHCi_27890

Not suspect, not examined
Red Goatfish – Mullus auratus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusMullus
Speciesauratus

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorMambretti, J.
Collected Date1982.2.22

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas, off the coast

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 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Mullidae Mullus Mullus auratus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 22, 1982
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 23840
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: 2/22/1982-2/22/1982
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: 2/22/1982-2/22/1982
georeference March 14, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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