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TNHCi_9708

Not suspect, not examined
Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvus
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.87834° N, 97.09788° W (± 4840.9 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSphoeroides
Speciesparvus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorMosier, D.; Savell, L.
Collected Date1979.6.8

Geography

DrainageRedfish Bay
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityRedfish Bay, Tidal Flats near SE corner of Hwy 361 bridge

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides Sphoeroides parvus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 9, 1979
Collecting Event ID 7816
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Redfish Bay at SH 361 causeway
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 Original georeference from locality ID#9782
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/9/1979-6/9/1979
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Mosier, Doyle M. Savell, L.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Doyle M. Mosier, L. Savell
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/8/1979-6/8/1979
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 13, 2007
Error: 4840.90675197923Locality: Redfish Bay at SH 361 causewayCoordinates: 27.878341363;-97.097878412Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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