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ANSP_109437

Not suspect, not examined
Gray Triggerfish Balistes capriscus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.95198° N, 95.47078° W (± 300000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusBalistes
Speciescapriscus

Specimen

Num Specimens2
Preparation0 alcohol; 0 skeleton: 2 clr&stained

Identification

DeterminerG.W.Mead, 1954

Collection Event

CollectorOREGON sta. 1704
Collected Date1957.February.12-1957.February.12
Field NumberORE-1704
Depth23 fms

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityNorthern Gulf of Mexico, off Texas.
Latitude DMS30° 2' '' N
Longitude DMS86° 13' '' W

Other

Group Number87C
Size38,46 mm SL
Primary Remarks?
SalinityM
Gear8-ft scallop dredge

Record Source

Source Academy of Natural Sciences (type: specimens)
Institution Academy of Natural Sciences (type: museum)
Curator John G. Lundberg (but transitioning out)
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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes Balistes capriscus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 12, 1957
Collecting Event ID 31788
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Texas
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Point placed on mid-point of a line drawn from the mouths of the Sabine and Rio Grande rivers and error runs back to each.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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