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TNHCi_29632

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

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Map

Location 27.27722° N, 97.69269° W (± 5001.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusElops
Speciessaurus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

Collector441 class
Collected Date1982.6.3

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKleberg
LocalitySite 55, Laguna Salada

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 1

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 3, 1982
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 11234
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Kleberg, Texas
Name Laguna Salada in Kleberg County
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal Baffin Bay Cayo del Grullo Laguna Salada-Cayo del Grullo
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102050707
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/3/1982-6/3/1982
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: 441 class
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: 441 class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/3/1982-6/3/1982
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
georeference May 14, 2007
Error: 5001.84115197854Locality: Laguna Salada in Kleberg CountyCoordinates: 27.277222495;-97.692692003Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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