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TCWC_466.01

Not suspect, not examined
Sooty Eel – Bascanichthys bascanium

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.21436° N, 94.91547° W (± 25000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusBascanichthys
Speciesbascanium

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Identification

DeterminerJan Fechhelm

Collection Event

Collected Date1973.6.28

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalityGulf of Mexico; Gulf of Mexico: Galveston Island, Front Beach, 53rd Street.

Record Source

Source Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: museum)
Curator Kevin W. Conway
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Bascanichthys Bascanichthys bascanium
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 28, 1973
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 21624
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Galveston Island shoreline
Hydrography
HydroBASINS 7515 751500 75150090 7515009031 751500903120
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
NHDPlus COMID 1569056
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
verbatim data June 30, 2021
Count of specimens retrieved from GBIF and applied to verbatim data: 2
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 25000Locality: Galveston Island shorelineCoordinates: -94.915471, 29.214365Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/28/1973-6/28/1973
collectors May 23, 2012
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: NANot Georeferenced Because: Marine
collectors November 5, 2011
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/28/1973-6/28/1973
georeference March 29, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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