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TNHCi_28640

Not suspect, not examined
Redtail Parrotfish Sparisoma chrysopterum

Photos

No photos available.

Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

FamilyScaridae
GenusSparisoma
Specieschrysopterum

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorL. Piastro, D. Matthews
Collected Date1973.11.30-1973.11.30
Field Numberz28640
Depth3 m

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Caribbean Sea
CountryUSA
StatePuerto Rico
CountyGuayama
LocalityJobos Bay, Cayos de Barca, W end reef front

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoPRNC 442, CBL 349
YearJR/2002
RemarksPRNC = Centro Nuclear de Puerto Rico; CBL = Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland; originally preserved in seawater formalin
SalinityM
GearRotenone
RemarksHabitat: sand and coral at 3 m depth

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 Scaridae Sparisoma Sparisoma chrysopterum
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 Nov. 30, 1973
Collecting Event ID 40116
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
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/30/1973-11/30/1973
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 11\30\1973-11\30\1973
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Piastro, L. Matthews, D.

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