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TNHCi_28535

Not suspect, not examined
Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurus

Photos

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Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

FamilyLutjanidae
GenusOcyurus
Specieschrysurus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorMartin, F. D., J. W. Patus
Collected Date1973.3.6-1973.3.6
Field Numberz28535

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Caribbean Sea
CountryUSA
StatePuerto Rico
CountyGuayama
LocalityJobos Bay, Cayo Sin Nombre

Other

QuestionableYes
CurrentYes
NoPRNC 307; CBL 362
YearJR/2002
RemarksPRNC = Centro Nuclear de Puerto Rico; CBL = Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland; originally preserved in seawater formalin
SalinityM
GearRotenone

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added April 23, 2015
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 Lutjanidae Ocyurus Ocyurus chrysurus
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 March 6, 1973
Collecting Event ID 40011
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

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