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UMMZ_165214

Not suspect, not examined
Speckled Worm Eel Myrophis punctatus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.99715° N, 93.77074° W (± 928.1 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMyrophis
Speciespunctatus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerRM Bailey & CL Smith

Collection Event

CollectorLimonl. Div. crew
Collected Date1953.4.21

Geography

DrainageSabine
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyOrange
LocalityBlack Bayou, trib. to East Pass, at Shell Island; Gulf of Mexico drainage

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 Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Myrophis Myrophis punctatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 21, 1953
Collecting Event ID 1837
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Louisiana
Name Sabine River at confluence of Black Bayou at Shell Island
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Sabine Sabine Lower Sabine Adams Bayou-Sabine River Black Bayou-Sabine River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 120100051100
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/21/1953-4/21/1953
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences (Limnology Department), Limnology Division crew
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences (Limnology Department), Limnology Division crew
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/21/1953-4/21/1953
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 November 2, 2006
Error: 928.061745603712Locality: Sabine River at confluence of Black Bayou at Shell IslandCoordinates: 29.997152444;-93.770737805Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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