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TNHCi_35661

Not suspect, not examined
Marbled Puffer Sphoeroides dorsalis

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 25.18251° N, 90.15544° W (± 838000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusSphoeroides
Speciesdorsalis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorFuls, B.
Collected Date1976.1.18-1976.1.18
Field Numberz35661
Depth23 fms

Geography

CountryUSA
LocalityGulf of Mexico, Station 19201

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 1434
YearLC/2007
GearOtter Trawl
RemarksCollected in otter trawl aboard R/V Oregon II (Station 19201)

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 Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides Sphoeroides dorsalis
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 18, 1976
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 42691
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 838000Locality: Gulf of MexicoCoordinates: -90.155445, 25.182512Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/18/1976-1/18/1976
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 1\18\1976-1\18\1976
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Fuls, B.

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