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TNHCi_25750

Not suspect, examined
Emerald Sleeper – Erotelis smaragdus
NS NatureServeStatus object (GNR)

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusErotelis
Speciessmaragdus

Specimen

Num Specimens10

Collection Event

CollectorR. Edwards and class
Collected Date1998.10.31

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityRio Grande at Boca Chica

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 12, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 10

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Eleotridae Erotelis Erotelis smaragdus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments ID complete | specimen not reviewed; flag was a mistake
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 31, 1998
Collecting Event ID 7738
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Mexico
Name Rio Grande at Boca Chica Beach
Hydrography
USGS HUC Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande
HydroBASINS   7519 751990 75199009 7519900900 751990090030
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: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 10/31/1998-10/31/1998
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Edwards, Robert John class
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: R. Edwards, class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 10/31/1998-10/31/1998
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX projectID Comments: specimen not reviewed; flag was a mistake
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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