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TNHCi_7166

Not suspect, not examined
Crested Cusk-Eel Ophidion josephi
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

FamilyOphidiidae
GenusOphidion
Specieswelshi

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorNelson, C.
Collected Date1964.6.1-1964.6.1
Field NumberZ7166

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Gulf of Mexico
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityTide trap near Port Aransas

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
Remarksuncertain date
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 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Ophidion Ophidion josephi
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 1, 1964
Collecting Event ID 10685
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
taxonomy/determination note July 2, 2012
Check taxonomy. taxonomy, change to O. josephi as per AFS2005
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/1/1964-6/1/1964
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 6\1\1964-6\1\1964
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Nelson, Craig Eugene

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