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USNM_176175

Not suspect, not examined
Dwarf Seahorse Hippocampus zosterae
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.04403° N, 97.17265° W (± 415.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilySyngnathidae
GenusHippocampus
Specieszosterae

Specimen

Num Specimens39

Collection Event

CollectorR. Strawn & C. Strawn
Collected Date1953.8.27-1953.8.28

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron County
LocalitySouth Bay (east shore) about 1/4 mile S of Brownsville ship channel

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 39

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Gasterosteiformes Syngnathidae Hippocampus Hippocampus zosterae
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 27, 1953 – Aug. 28, 1953
Collecting Event ID 19731
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Eastern Shore of South Bay, SE of Brownsville
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Brownsville Ship Channel Bahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102080900
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation The extent includes 0.25 mi description of location.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/27/1953-8/28/1953
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 8\27\1953-8\28\1953
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Strawn, Kirk R. Strawn, C.

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