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TNHCi_7377

Not suspect, examined
Tidewater Silverside Menidia peninsulae

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83393° N, 97.04354° W (± 979.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMenidia
Speciespeninsulae

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorMoore
Collected Date1968.3.8

Geography

DrainageCorpus Christi Bay
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityTide Pool off S Jetty, 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 Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae Menidia Menidia peninsulae
Determiner Doyle T. Mosier
Determination Date June 6, 2014
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments ID complete | Keeping ID as M. peninsulae as per DTM
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected March 9, 1968
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 11341
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name South Jetty at Port Aransas
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/9/1968-3/9/1968
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Moore
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Moore
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/8/1968-3/8/1968
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: 979.281252003917Locality: South Jetty at Port AransasCoordinates: 27.833933055;-97.043536974Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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