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AUM_20851

Not suspect, not examined
Sailfin Flyingfish Parexocoetus brachypterus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.92194° N, 93.44421° W (± 45000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyExocoetidae
GenusParexocetus
Speciesbrachypterus

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparationalcohol

Collection Event

CollectorW. Wieland, F/V Jeff and Tina
Collected Date19-22 April 1981
Field NumberWW 81-9-12

Geography

DrainageAtlantic Ocean
StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico, at West Flower Garden Reef, 130 mi SE of Galveston, at surface
Latitude DMS27.86667
Longitude DMS-93.83333

Record Source

Source Auburn University (type: specimens)
Institution Auburn University (type: university)
Curator Jonathan W. Armbruster
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Beloniformes Exocoetidae Parexocoetus Parexocoetus brachypterus
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 April 19, 1981 – April 22, 1981
Collecting Event ID 36868
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Flower Gardens Reef, Gulf of Mexico
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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