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TNHCi_39263

Not suspect, examined
Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvus
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83802° N, 97.05297° W (± 120.4 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusSphoeroides
Speciesnephelus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorUnknown
Collected Date1949.7.3-1949.7.3
Field Numberz39263

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityPort Aransas, [at] light under IMS dock

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
DataMultiple Lot Jar
CurrentYes
NoIMS0626
YearJR/2008
RemarksRemoved from TNHC 20652, and re-cataloged due to different locality (but IMS # is still 626). Is in multiple lot jar

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 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; MinSL(mm): 10.37; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: MLJ; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected July 3, 1949
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20210
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name University of Texas Marine Science Institute, boat basin
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 Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference from locality ID#6518.
Georeferencing Annotation Note: Dropped \"Aransas Pass, at\" from original description to assure there would not be confusion with the city of Aransas Pass.
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: 7/3/1949-7/3/1949
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 7\3\1949-7\3\1949
collectors May 23, 2012

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