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TNHCi_48373

Not suspect, not examined
Shrimp Eel Ophichthus gomesii
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.49115° N, 94.58009° W (± 2000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyOphichthidae
GenusOphichthus
Speciesgomesii

Specimen

Num Specimens1
PreparationFluid - 1

Identification

Identification Remarksverified by: F.D. Martin, 02Jan2012
Identified Byunknown
Date Identified..

Collection Event

CollectorGriffith, Wm.
Collected Date1974.8.11
Field Numberz48373
Event Remarksno county or state info provided - assuming TX because from Lamar University collection

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalitySinging Sands - bay side
Latitude29.49115
Longitude-94.580093
DatumWGS84
Error2000.0

Georeferencing

Georeference RemarksCoordinates placed in Galveston Bay at the back of the Singing Sands subdivision, at the end of N Tuna Dr. The uncertainty extends down the channel and into the open bay to account for nonspecific locality.

Record

Occurrence Remarksspecimen tag has: #105

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added June 24, 2020
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 3
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Ophichthus Ophichthus gomesii
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 11, 1974
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 298859
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Singing Sands - bay side
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake East Galveston Bay Cane Bayou Cane Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 120402020400
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference needs verification/refinement; coordinates provided by donor
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because This record, being part of the track 3 import, is not formally georeferenced by FoTX staff at this time. However, to allow mapping and visualization of this record, locality information has been provisionally accepted if provided by the donor or if location text could be matched to previously georeferenced records by FoTX team or donor data. For many records spatial error is either accepted from the donor (when provided) or derived based on coordinate precision.

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