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TNHCi_29541

Not suspect, not examined
Ladyfish Elops saurus
NS G5 NS S4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.84032° N, 97.42803° W (± 88567.0 m)

Taxonomy

GenusElops
Speciessaurus

Specimen

Num Specimens6

Collection Event

CollectorChaney et. al.
Collected Date1971.6.9

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalitySite 55, Laguna Madre

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 6

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Elopiformes Elopidae Elops Elops saurus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 9, 1971
Collecting Event ID 11232
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Kenedy, Texas
Name Laguna Madre, entire length
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal Central Laguna Madre Middle Laguna Madre Middle Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102070000
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/9/1971-6/9/1971
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Chaney, Allan H.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Chaney
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/9/1971-6/9/1971
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 12, 2007
Error: 88567.02835162Locality: Laguna Madre, entire lengthCoordinates: 26.84031928;-97.428034622Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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