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TNHCi_29542

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.65753° N, 97.33740° W (± 6490.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusElops
Speciessaurus

Specimen

Num Specimens5

Collection Event

CollectorBio 441-442
Collected Date1975.6.12

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityOso Bay, near sewage plant

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 5

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 12, 1975
Collecting Event ID 10564
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Oso Bay
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Oso Creek Oso Creek-Frontal Oso Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Laguna Madre Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102020106
Georeferencing Remarks According to internet (http://coastal.tamug.edu/CoastalFisheries/1960-1961/CoastalFisheries1960-1961-Martinez05.pdf) there are at least three sewage outlets in Oso Bay. Treated as Oso Bay.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/12/1975-6/12/1975
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Chaney, Allan H. 441 Class
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Biology 441-442 class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/12/1975-6/12/1975
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
Georef Remark: According to internet (http://coastal.tamug.edu/CoastalFisheries/1960-1961/CoastalFisheries1960-1961-Martinez05.pdf) there are at least three sewage outlets in Oso Bay. Treated as Oso Bay.
georeference March 21, 2007
Error: 6490.48435197215
Remarks: According to internet (http://coastal.tamug.edu/CoastalFisheries/1960-1961/CoastalFisheries1960-1961-Martinez05.pdf) there are at least three sewage outlets in Oso Bay. Treated as Oso Bay.
Locality: Oso BayCoordinates: 27.657529033;-97.337403944Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
According to internet (http://coastal.tamug.edu/CoastalFisheries/1960-1961/CoastalFisheries1960-1961-Martinez05.pdf) there are at least three sewage outlets in Oso Bay. Treated as Oso Bay.

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