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TNHCi_70219

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.17222° N, 97.29149° W (± 28000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyMugilidae
GenusMugil
Speciescephalus

Specimen

Num Specimens3
PreparationFluid - 3

Collection Event

CollectorTexas A&M University
Collected Date22-2-1980 to 22-2-1980
Field Numberz70219

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityGulf of Mexico at Cameron Co.; Cameron, Texas, United States; 26.1722200000, -97.2914900000
Latitude26.1722200000
Longitude-97.2914900000
DatumWGS84
Error28000.0000000000

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 June 6, 2020

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil Mugil cephalus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 22, 1980
Collecting Event ID 307841
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico at Cameron Co.; Cameron, Texas, United States; 26.1722200000, -97.2914900000
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 121102081000
Georeferencing Remarks Georeferencing details copied from donor into FoTX fields | Georef remarks: Original georeference from locality ID #24915;Species data reflects to contain obligate freshwater species. Therefore, disregarding general locality description and using given county for georeference source. Coordinates placed in the Laguna Madre side of South Padre Island and uncertainty includes the entire coastline along Cameron county.
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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