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USNM_156493

Not suspect, not examined
Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvus
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.97063° N, 95.37061° W (± 5066.2 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyTetraodontidae
GenusSphoeroides
Speciesparvus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorDow Chemical Company
Collected DateMay 1947- Jun 1947

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityFreeport, Texas

Record Source

Source National Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution National Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Lynne Parenti
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 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 May 1, 1947 – June 30, 1947
Collecting Event ID 21671
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Brazoria, Texas
Name Freeport
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake Austin-Oyster Lower Oyster Creek Lower Oyster Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Floodplains and Low Terraces
HUC 12 120402050400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/1/1947-6/30/1947
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 5\1\1947-6\30\1947
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Dow Chemical Company

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