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TNHCi_39554

Not suspect, not examined
Atlantic Midshipman Porichthys plectrodon
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83849° N, 97.05117° W (± 59.4 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyBatrachoididae
GenusPorichthys
Speciesporosissimus

Specimen

Num Specimens8

Collection Event

CollectorIchthyology Class 1967
Collected Date1967.4.13-1967.4.13
Field Numberz39330

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityPort Aransas, University of Texas Marine Station

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
YearMC/2008
RemarksDonation from Texas Tech University
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 8

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Batrachoididae Porichthys Porichthys plectrodon
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 13, 1967
Collecting Event ID 10767
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name University of Texas Marine Science Institute, research lab pier
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#18843. Original notes: Point is placed in harbor area and extent covers an area along the pass at a pier.
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: no
taxonomy/determination note July 2, 2012
Check taxonomy. taxonomy check to plectrodon
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/13/1967-4/13/1967
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 4\13\1967-4\13\1967
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Mecham, J. Ichthyology Class 1967

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