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USNM_202425

Not suspect, examined
Whitefin Sharksucker Echeneis neucratoides

Map

Location 27.83076° N, 97.06170° W (± 1670.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusEcheneis

Collection Event

CollectorLocal Fisherman
Collected Date1962 Jul 24 - 0000 00 00

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico, Port Aransas, Texas

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 June 22, 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 Perciformes Echeneidae Echeneis Echeneis neucratoides
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date July 21, 2010
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | 22 lamellae in sucker disc; dorsal with 34 soft rays; anal with 30 soft rays
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected July 24, 1962
Collecting Event ID 3976
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Port Aransas
Hydrography
USGS HUC Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
HydroBASINS   7519 751950 75195009 7519500905 751950090500
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/24/1962-7/24/1962
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: fisherman (local)
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: fisherman (local)
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/24/1962-7/24/1962
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX projectID Comments: 22 lamellae in sucker disc; dorsal with 34 soft rays; anal with 30 soft raysID Confidence: high
georeference March 6, 2007
Error: 1670.49907199283Locality: Port AransasCoordinates: 27.830763142;-97.06169742Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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