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TNHCi_27923

Not suspect, examined
Gymnothorax

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83076° N, 97.06170° W (± 1670.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGymnothorax
Speciesocellatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorDalquest, W. W.
Collected Date00/Jul/1969

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort 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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Muraenidae Gymnothorax
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | posterior nostril nearly flush with surface; 4 pores along upper jaw; teeth wedge-shaped; color pattern cimilar to G. hubbsi but that species does not occur in the Gulf of Mexico; the 4 pores on the upper jaw rules out all other species known from the Gulf of Mexico if tooth shape is considered
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected July 1, 1969 – July 31, 1969
Collecting Event ID 7811
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Port Aransas
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
note: Previously examined and can't resolve to species level. ID cannot be made to species level at this time
Examination: Examined
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
staff comment July 31, 2012
not currently verified
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/1/1969-7/31/1969
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Dalquest, Walter W.
flag (suspect/examine) November 5, 2011
suspect flag — We wish to examine this specimen
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Walter W. Dalquest
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/1/1969-7/31/1969
staff comment February 3, 2011
not currently verified
georeference March 6, 2007
Error: 1670.49907199283Locality: Port AransasCoordinates: 27.830763142;-97.06169742Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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