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USNM_901

Not suspect, not examined
Hardhead Catfish – Ariopsis felis
NS G5 NS S3

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.28790° N, 94.81356° W (± 5967.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAriopsis
Speciesfelis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorWhipple
Collected Datenone

Geography

DrainageSan Jacinto-Brazos
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
Localitytexas*galveston*

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 Siluriformes Ariidae Ariopsis Ariopsis felis
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 7886
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 Galveston, Texas
Name Galveston
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake West Galveston Bay Dickinson Bayou Dickinson Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 120402040200
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1853-12/31/1859
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Whipple, A.W. Lieutenant
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: A.W. Whipple
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1853-12/31/1859
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
georeference March 1, 2007
Error: 5967.4475519744Locality: GalvestonCoordinates: 29.287904975;-94.813563393Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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