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TNHCi_30489

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 25.96411° N, 97.17340° W (± 2704 m)

Taxonomy

GenusElops
Speciessaurus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorBio 4404/5404
Collected Date1996.7.16

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityRio Grande, 5 km from mouth

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 2

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 July 16, 1996
Collecting Event ID 10889
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Rio Grande, 5 km upstream of mouth
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Laguna Madre Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 130900020501
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference taken from locality ID#19018. Original notes: Measured by stream
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/16/1996-7/16/1996
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Biology 4404/5404 class
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: NAGeoref Remark: Measured by stream
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/16/1996-7/16/1996
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Biology 4404/5404 class
georeference November 21, 2006
Error: 2704Remarks: Measured by streamLocality: Rio Grande River, 5 km upstream of mouthCoordinates: 25.964113326;-97.173396774Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured by stream

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