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TNHCi_34572

Not suspect, examined
Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusa
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.31581° N, 97.34762° W (± 12927.9 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCynoglossidae
GenusSymphurus
Speciesdiomedeanus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorShaver, D.
Collected Date1986.10.10-1986.10.10
Field Numberz29893

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyKleberg and Kenedy
LocalityPINS, Malaquite to 16 mi. S.

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 4892
YearEH/2007
RemarksSpelled in ledger as Symphurus diomedianus.
RemarksRed tide.

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added April 23, 2015
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 Pleuronectfiormes Cynoglossidae Symphurus Symphurus plagiusa
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | no pupillary operculum, >85 lateral series scales, dorsal and anal fins with little pigment and no spots
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 10, 1986
Collecting Event ID 7240
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Kleberg, Texas
Name Padre Island National Seashore, Malaquite to 16 miles south
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal North Laguna Madre Upper Laguna Madre Upper Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Laguna Madre Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102030000
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference taken from locality ID#18716
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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