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TNHCi_35663

Not suspect, examined
Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvus
NS G5

Photos

Map

Location 27.85553° N, 97.07017° W (± 8461.9 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusSphoeroides
Speciesnephelus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorWood and party
Collected Date1983.9.26-1983.9.26
Field Numberz29573

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityPort Aransas near shipping channel

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 4177
YearLC/2007
SalinityM

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 Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides Sphoeroides parvus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: no lappets; no distinctive color pattern; head and snout covered with prickles; 14 or 15 pectoral rays; MinSL(mm): 43.3; MaxSL(mm): 49.55; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 26, 1983
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20039
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Aransas Ship Channel
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal Aransas Bay Aransas Bay Aransas Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004050400
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference from locality ID#18793
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
flag (suspect/examine) July 2, 2012
out of range, check id
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/26/1983-9/26/1983
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 9\26\1983-9\26\1983
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Wood

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