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TNHCi_39205

Not suspect, examined
Least Puffer – Sphoeroides parvus
NS G5

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Map

Location 28.02247° N, 97.00807° W (± 7267.8 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusSphoeroides
Speciesnephelus

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorIchthyology Class 1967
Collected Date1967.4.14-1967.4.14
Field Numberz39188

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityAransas Bay, 3 mi. E of Rockport

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
YearMC/2008
RemarksDonation from Texas Tech University one of specimens cut open at abdomen
Remarksno county specified

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 3

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; 15 pectoral rays; largest specimen has very few prickles on tip of snout; MinSL(mm): 56.05; MaxSL(mm): 81.26; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected April 14, 1967
Collecting Event ID 9291
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name Aransas Bay, 3 miles east of Rockport
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 Measured by air
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: 4/14/1967-4/14/1967
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 4\14\1967-4\14\1967
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Mecham, J. Ichthyology Class 1967

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