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USNM_43108

Not suspect, not examined
American Eel – Anguilla rostrata
SGCN NS G4 NS S4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 25.95602° N, 97.14608° W (± 1650.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAnguilla
Speciestyrannus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorClark, J. H.
Collected Datenone

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUnknown
Localitymouth of the rio grande del norte (rio bravo)

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla Anguilla rostrata
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 92
Collecting Event Notes For collection details see: Girard 1859 Ichthyology of the Boundary. U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey Rep. 2:1-85. Evermann & Kendall 1894 The fishes of Texas and the Rio Grande… US Government Printing Office
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Mexico
Name Rio Grande at Boca Chica Beach
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 130900020501
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as Rio Grande at Boca Chica Beach. Point is placed at mouth of Rio Grande and extent covers northward running US/Mexico border, which is likely an old river path, to coast.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1851-12/31/1854
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Clark, John H.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: John H. Clark
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1851-12/31/1854
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: NA
Georef Remark: Treated as Rio Grande at Boca Chica Beach. Point is placed at mouth of Rio Grande River and extent covers northward running US/Mexico border, which is likely an old river path, to coast.
georeference November 21, 2006
Error: 1650.4615200066
Remarks: Treated as Rio Grande at Boca Chica Beach. Point is placed at mouth of Rio Grande River and extent covers northward running US/Mexico border, which is likely an old river path, to coast.
Locality: Rio Grande River at Boca Chica BeachCoordinates: 25.956023681;-97.14607609Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Treated as Rio Grande at Boca Chica Beach. Point is placed at mouth of Rio Grande River and extent covers northward running US/Mexico border, which is likely an old river path, to coast.

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