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TNHCi_29602

Not suspect, not examined
Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.42876° N, 97.29221° W (± 78870.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPolydactylus
Speciesoctonemus

Specimen

Num Specimens25

Collection Event

CollectorChaney and party
Collected Date1979.6.17

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKleberg
LocalitySite 55

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 25

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Polynemidae Polydactylus Polydactylus octonemus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 17, 1979
Collecting Event ID 11231
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Kleberg, Texas
Name Kleberg County, off coast
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference replaced by moving point to gulf-side coast. Species data reflects presence of obligate marine species in lot therefore, chances that specimens were collected off gulf are far greater than them have been collected inland. Original
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/17/1979-6/17/1979
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Chaney, Allan H.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Chaney
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/17/1979-6/17/1979
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: Original georeference replaced by moving point to gulf-side coast. Species data reflects presence of obligate marine species in lot therefore, chances that specimens were collected off gulf are far greater than them have been collected inland. Original
georeference November 16, 2010
Error: 78870.7307516616
Remarks: Original georeference replaced by moving point to gulf-side coast. Species data reflects presence of obligate marine species in lot therefore, chances that specimens were collected off gulf are far greater than them have been collected inland. Original
Locality: Kleberg County, off coastCoordinates: 27.428755506;-97.292207381Georeferencer: MJCGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Original georeference replaced by moving point to gulf-side coast. Species data reflects presence of obligate marine species in lot therefore, chances that specimens were collected off gulf are far greater than them have been collected inland. Original

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