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TNHCi_912

Not suspect, not examined
Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.01312° N, 96.99704° W (± 6694.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilySciaenidae
GenusMenticirrhus
Speciesamericanus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorBlair, W.F. and D.L. Jameson
Collected Date1948.5.27-1948.5.27
Field NumberT-2

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Aransas Bay
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityAransas Bay near Rockport

Other

Min Sl163
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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Sciaenidae Menticirrhus Menticirrhus americanus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 27, 1948
Collecting Event ID 20467
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name Aransas Bay near Rockport
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 Extent includes the bay east of Rockport and extends to the coastal border of San Jose Island.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/27/1948-5/27/1948
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 5\27\1948-5\27\1948
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Blair, W. Frank Jameson, D.L.

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