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USNM_204928

Not suspect, not examined
Ridged Eel Neoconger mucronatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.98806° N, 96.95554° W (± 56.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyMoringuidae
GenusNeoconger
Speciesmucronatus

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorG. Wurdemann
Collected Date1853-1853

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalitySt. Joseph's Island.
Latitude27 59 18 N
Longitude96 57 21 W

Other

Specimen NotesFemales, 263-267 mm tl; removed from usnm 861

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 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Moringuidae Neoconger Neoconger mucronatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1853 – Dec. 31, 1853
Collecting Event ID 20559
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name San Jose Island
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 Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121004050400
Georeferencing Remarks St. Joseph\'s Island is synonymous with San Jose Island according to internet (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/rrs9.html).
Georeferencing Annotation Coordinates used as given. No datum recorded.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1853-12/31/1853
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 1\1\1853-12\31\1853
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Wurdemann, Gustavus

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