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TNHCi_29619

Not suspect, not examined
Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.43877° N, 97.28852° W (± 3875.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPolydactylus
Speciesoctonemus

Specimen

Num Specimens8

Collection Event

Collector441 class
Collected Date1982.6.14

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKleberg
LocalityPadre Island National Seashore, behind Ranger Station

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 8

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 14, 1982
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 10570
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Kleberg, Texas
Name Padre Island National Seashore, gulf-side coast, near ranger station
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Replaced original georeference point by moving to gulf-side coast waters, as opposed to on island. This is due to the presence of obligate marine species found in lot which would make chances of collecting specimens in water, greater than collection on l
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/14/1982-6/14/1982
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: 441 class
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: 441 class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/14/1982-6/14/1982
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: Replaced original georeference point by moving to gulf-side coast waters, as opposed to on island. This is due to the presence of obligate marine species found in lot which would make chances of collecting specimens in water, greater than collection on l
georeference November 5, 2010
Error: 3875.30035198337
Remarks: Replaced original georeference point by moving to gulf-side coast waters, as opposed to on island. This is due to the presence of obligate marine species found in lot which would make chances of collecting specimens in water, greater than collection on l
Locality: Padre Island National Seashore, gulf-side coast, near ranger stationCoordinates: 27.438768143;-97.288515308Georeferencer: MJCGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Replaced original georeference point by moving to gulf-side coast waters, as opposed to on island. This is due to the presence of obligate marine species found in lot which would make chances of collecting specimens in water, greater than collection on l

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