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USNM_156855

Not suspect, not examined

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.02667° N, 96.99288° W (± 14537.2 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyOphichthidae
GenusBascanichthys
Speciesbascanium

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

Collected DateJan 1946- Jan 1946

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityAransas Bay

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

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1946 – Jan. 31, 1946
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 20478
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name Aransas Bay
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
Georeferencing Annotation Point location assumed to be at geographic center of Aransas Bay.
Has not been Georeferenced because

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