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TNHCi_29533

Not suspect, examined
Lesser Electric Ray Narcine bancroftii
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.33315° N, 97.33140° W (± 1622 m)

Taxonomy

GenusNarcine
Speciesbrasiliensis

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorHuckabee, C.
Collected Date1975.8.10

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKenedy
Locality6 mi. S of 4WD sign. Padre Island Nat'l Seashore

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

Chondrichthyes Torpediniformes Narcinidae Narcine Narcine bancroftii
Determiner Leonardo M. Feitosa
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | Lack of spots. Well marked on dorsal.
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 10, 1975
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 30247
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal North Laguna Madre Upper Laguna Madre Upper Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 121102030000
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks: Assumed the 4 WD sign near Milepost 5 at which only 4wd vehicles can travel any further south.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 2414
Remarks: Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
Coordinates: -97.329407, 27.335029
GBIF latlong_remarks: Point placed at measured distance from general road sign area and uncertainty includes up to 1.5 miles (to account for approx. of sign locality). Info for sign found at: http://www.nps.gov/pais/planyourvisit/north_beach.htm
Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/10/1975-8/10/1975
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Huckabee, C.
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Lot determined without examination of specimens
ID Comments: Specimen not examined: this is really a synonymization issue but fixed here rather than in sysnonymization tables
Not Georeferenced Because: Marine
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: C. Huckabee
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/10/1975-8/10/1975
georeference May 14, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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