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TNHCi_28970

Not suspect, examined
Striped Mullet – Mugil cephalus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.58667° N, 96.59614° W (± 5375.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMugil
Speciescephalus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorHartman, H.
Collected Date1968.9.11

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCalhoun
LocalityPort Lavaca, 3 mi SE

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil Mugil cephalus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | 8 anal rays (2); scales confined to basal portions of spines and anterior rays
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 11, 1968
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 7815
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Calhoun, Texas
Name 3 miles southeast of Port Lavaca
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal West Matagorda Bay Powderhorn Lake-Matagorda Bay Powderhorn Lake-Matagorda Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004020500
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference taken from locality ID#18852
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/11/1968-9/11/1968
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hartman, H.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: H. Hartman
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 9/11/1968-9/11/1968
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 November 15, 2006
Error: 5375.20895997694Locality: 3 miles southeast of Port LavacaCoordinates: 28.58666685;-96.596137204Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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