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USNM_7004

Not suspect, not examined
Blackedge Moray Gymnothorax nigromarginatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

FamilyMuraenidae
GenusNeomuraena
Speciesnigromarginata

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorG. Wurdemann
Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalitySt. Joseph Island, Texas.
Latitude27 59 18 N
Longitude96 57 21 W

Other

Specimen NotesThis is apparently the same specimen as usnm 860, the holotype of neomuraena nigromarginata girard; neotype designation by ginsburg (1951) invalid; see usnm 860 for bibliographic details.

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Muraenidae Gymnothorax Gymnothorax nigromarginatus
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
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Wurdemann, Gustavus

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