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CAS_116430

Not suspect, not examined
Polka-Dot Batfish Ogcocephalus cubifrons

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.97063° N, 95.37061° W (± 5066.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusOgcocephalus
Speciesradiatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparation75% ETHYL

Collection Event

CollectorJ.L. Baughman or J.S. Baughman
Collected Date1940.5.12-
Field NumberJSB 12-V-40

Geography

CountryU.S.A.
StateTexas
Locationtank
Water BodyGulf of Mexico
LocalityFreeport, Texas.

Other

Number95
IdFALSE
MsFALSE
InventoryUnknown
RadiographFALSE
Tax HistoryN
SalinityM

Record Source

Source California Academy of Sciences (type: specimens)
Institution California Academy of Sciences (type: museum)
Curator Luiz Rocha
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 Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae Ogcocephalus Ogcocephalus cubifrons
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 12, 1940
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 5831
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Brazoria, Texas
Name Freeport
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake Austin-Oyster Lower Oyster Creek Lower Oyster Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Floodplains and Low Terraces
HUC 12 120402050400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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