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TNHCi_7169

Not suspect, not examined
Speckled Worm Eel Myrophis punctatus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.85553° N, 97.07017° W (± 8461.9 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMyrophis
Speciespunctatus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorNelson, C.E.
Collected Date1964.2.13

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityAransas ship channel, Port Aransas

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Myrophis Myrophis punctatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 14, 1964
Collecting Event ID 9321
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Aransas Ship Channel
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal Aransas Bay Aransas Bay Aransas Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004050400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/14/1964-2/14/1964
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Nelson, Craig Eugene
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Craig Eugene Nelson
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/13/1964-2/13/1964
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 March 6, 2007
Error: 8461.93075196369Locality: Aransas Ship ChannelCoordinates: 27.855532231;-97.070167678Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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