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TNHCi_4638

Not suspect, examined
Striped Mullet – Mugil cephalus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.09539° N, 98.27185° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMugil
Speciescephalus

Specimen

Num Specimens60

Collection Event

CollectorTrevino, D. & DB, and D. Ferries
Collected Date1954.5.7

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHidalgo
LocalityRio Grande, Hidalgo bridge, Hidalgo

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
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 60

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil Mugil cephalus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | anal fin 1, 8(1); 111, 8(19) not covered with scales
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected May 8, 1954
Collecting Event ID 7520
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Hidalgo, Texas
Name Rio Grande at McAllen-Hidalgo-Reynosa Bridge on US281
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lake Tropicana-Rio Grande Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain
HUC 12 130900020305
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/8/1954-5/8/1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Trevino, D. Ferries, D.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: D. Trevino, D. Ferries
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/7/1954-5/7/1954
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
georeference June 18, 2007
Error: 43.685Locality: Rio Grande at McAllen-Hidalgo-Reynosa Bridge on US281Coordinates: 26.095386532;-98.271853893Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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