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TNHCi_29568

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.73332° N, 97.63328° W (± 58794.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusElops
Speciessaurus

Specimen

Num Specimens6

Collection Event

CollectorH. Kihn, K. Barnes, C. Wood and party
Collected Date1970.7.23

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalitySta. 4a

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 Adam Cohen
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 23, 1970
Collecting Event ID 7130
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Nueces County
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal Baffin Bay Petronila Creek Gertrude Lubby Lake-Petronila Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 121102050606
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation It is unclear where along the Nueces River this record is referring to.
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/23/1970-7/23/1970
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Kihn, Herman A. Barnes, K. Wood, C.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Herman A. Kihn, K. Barnes, C. Wood
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/23/1970-7/23/1970
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX project
georeference March 14, 2007
Error: 58794.1643517477Locality: Nueces CountyCoordinates: 27.7333158;-97.633281445Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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