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UMMZ_114479

Not suspect, examined
Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvus
NS G5

Photos

Map

Location 28.64513° N, 96.23729° W (± 1476.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusSphoeroides
Speciesmarmoratus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerHubbs

Collection Event

CollectorG Gunter
Collected Date1936.11.11

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMatagorda
LocalityOlivers Point, Matagorda Bay

Record Source

Source University of Michigan (type: specimens)
Institution University of Michigan (type: university)
Curator William L. Fink
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides Sphoeroides parvus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date July 16, 2010
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | no axillary spot; 14 pectoral rays; snout and head extensively covered with prickles; lacks the 6 to 8 elongate bars behind pectoral
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 11, 1936
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 7650
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Matagorda, Texas
Name Tres Palacios Bay at Oliver Point
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal East Matagorda Bay Matagorda Bay Matagorda Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004010500
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/11/1936-11/11/1936
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Gunter, Gordon
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Gordon Gunter
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 11/11/1936-11/11/1936
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX project
ID Comments: no axillary spot; 14 pectoral rays; snout and head extensively covered with prickles; lacks the 6 to 8 elongate bars behind pectoral
ID Confidence: high
georeference March 19, 2007
Error: 1476.70997520591Locality: Tres Palacios Bay at Oliver PointCoordinates: 28.645125312;-96.237288295Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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