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ANSP_109480

Not suspect, not examined
Balloonfish Diodon holocanthus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusDiodon
Speciesholacanthus

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparation0 alcohol; 0 skeleton: 1 clr&stained

Identification

DeterminerJ.C.Tyler

Collection Event

CollectorOREGON sta. 1035
Collected Date1954.May.8-1954.May.8
Field NumberORE-1035
Depth890 fms

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityNorthwestern Gulf of Mexico, off Texas.
Latitude DMS26° 40' '' N
Longitude DMS92° 0' '' W

Other

Group Number87H
Size53.5 mm SL
Primary Remarks?
SalinityM
GearDip-net

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Diodontidae Diodon Diodon holocanthus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 8, 1954
Collecting Event ID 31809
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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