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UF_211229

Not suspect, not examined
Atlantic Midshipman Porichthys plectrodon
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.78333° N, 95.55000° W (± 900 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyBatrachoididae
GenusPorichthys
Speciesporosissimus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Identification

DeterminerCR Robins/Feb.1963

Collection Event

CollectorM/V Silver Bay personnel
Collected Date5-Feb.1958
Field NumberSB293

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalitySE of Port O'Connor
Latitude27,47,0,N
Longitude95,33,0,W

Other

Number Alch1
Number Cs0
Number Skel0
Cont OceanGulf of Mexico
Lat Long DerivedGPS_loran
Depth Start45 fm
Depth End33 fm
Depth Of Capture33-45 fm
Gear52' roller net

Record Source

Source Florida Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Florida Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Larry Page
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Batrachoididae Porichthys Porichthys plectrodon
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 5, 1958
Collecting Event ID 37212
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution. | GBIF latlong_remarks:
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 901
Remarks: Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
Coordinates: -101.45774, 27.7873
GBIF latlong_remarks: El Cedral locality determined from combination of map: http://antares.inegi.org.mx/analisis/red_hidro/SIATL/index.html#app=f4c9&4b36-selectedIndex=0 and paper: Hendrickson, Dean A., Krejcab, Jean K., and Martinez, Juan Manuel, 2001, Mexican blindcats genu
Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/5/1958-2/5/1958
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 2\5\1958-2\5\1958
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Motor vessel Silver Bay

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