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TNHCi_7158

Not suspect, not examined
Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornis

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83076° N, 97.06170° W (± 6128.4 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyOstraciidae
GenusAcanthostracion
Speciesquadricornis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorNelson, C.
Collected Date1966.7.11-1966.7.11
Field NumberZ7158

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Gulf of Mexico
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityGulf of Mexico, near Port Aransas

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
SalinityF

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 Ostraciidae Acanthostracion Acanthostracion quadricornis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 11, 1966
Collecting Event ID 20122
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Near Port Aransas
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 Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks Extent runs to a point halfway to Aransas Pass.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/11/1966-7/11/1966
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 7\11\1966-7\11\1966
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Nelson, Craig Eugene

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