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ANSP_109513

Not suspect, not examined
Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfii
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.75409° N, 94.28291° W (± 77000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusChilomycterus
Speciesschoepfi

Specimen

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

Identification

DeterminerJ.C.Tyler

Collection Event

CollectorPELICAN sta. 129-3
Collected Date1939.February.14-1939.February.14
Field NumberPEL-129-3

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityNorthwestern Caribbean, off Galveston, Texas.
Latitude DMS29° 24' '' N
Longitude DMS94° 27' '' W

Other

Group Number87H
SalinityM

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 Chilomycterus Chilomycterus schoepfii
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 14, 1939
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 31814
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Galveston
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Galveston. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf. Error runs back to coast and includes Flower Gardens reefs.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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