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TNHCi_35570

Not suspect, not examined
Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornis

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.77112° N, 97.10294° W (± 8301.0 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLactophrys
Speciesquadricornis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorSimersky, Huckabee and Kreuz
Collected Date1971.9.25-1971.9.25
Field Numberz35570

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
Locality5 mi. S. Port Aransas on beach, Mustang Island

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 1249
YearLC/2007

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Ostraciidae Acanthostracion Acanthostracion quadricornis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 25, 1971
Collecting Event ID 13627
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Mustang Island, 5 mi S. Port Aransas
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks Assumed by air and placed location on the beach nearest water/land interface (direction is SSW, not S). Used Port Aransas extent for error.
Georeferencing Annotation Direction is SSW of Port Aransas, not S.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
taxonomy/determination note July 2, 2012
Check taxonomy. taxonomy, should be Acanthostrasodon (sp?)
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/25/1971-9/25/1971
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 9\25\1971-9\25\1971
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Simersky, Huckabee, Kreuz

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