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TNHCi_28852

Not suspect, examined
White Mullet – Mugil curema
NS G5 NS S5

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Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusMugil
Speciescephalus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorKaspar, T. C.
Collected Datenone

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 Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil Mugil curema
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | 9 anal rays; anal fin mostly covered with small scales; body scales with flat, blut ctenii
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 9, 1972 – Dec. 31, 2000
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 10700
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) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 10/9/1972-12/31/2000
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Kaspar, T.C.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: T.C. Kaspar
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 10/9/1972-12/31/2000
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: NA
georeference March 6, 2007
Error: 1670.49907199283Locality: Port AransasCoordinates: 27.830763142;-97.06169742Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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