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TNHCi_39131

Not suspect, examined
Least Puffer – Sphoeroides parvus
NS G5

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Map

Location 27.83076° N, 97.06170° W (± 1670.5 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusSphoeroides
Speciesnephelus

Specimen

Num Specimens9

Collection Event

CollectorInvert. class
Collected Date00/___/1966-00/___/1966
Field Numberz39131

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityPort Aransas area

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
YearMC/2008
RemarksDonation from Texas Tech University
Remarksno county or state info provided Date: Fall 1966

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 9

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): 25.75; MaxSL(mm): 50.17; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1966 – Dec. 31, 1966
Collecting Event ID 7678
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name 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 Original georeference from locality ID#14075. Original notes: Extent runs to a point halfway to Aransas Pass.
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: 1/1/1966-12/31/1966
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 1\1\1966-12\31\1966
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Invertebrate Class

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