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USNM_176201

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

GenusMyrophis
Speciespunctatus

Collection Event

CollectorK. Strawn & C. Strawn
Collected Date1953 Aug 28 - 0000 00 00

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityTexas: Cameron Co., Port Isabel South of Brownsville Ship Channel In East Side of South Bay.

Record Source

Source National Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution National Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Lynne Parenti
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 21, 2021
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 Aug. 28, 1953
Collecting Event ID 22999
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Unknown
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because marine
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/28/1953-8/28/1953
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Strawn, Kirk R. Strawn, Charlene
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Kirk R. Strawn, Charlene Strawn
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/28/1953-8/28/1953
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: NANot Georeferenced Because: marine
georeference November 29, 2006
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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