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CAS_64556

Not suspect, not examined
Spotted Batfish Ogcocephalus pantostictus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusOgcocephalus
Speciespantostictus

Specimen

Num Specimens1
PreparationGLYCERINE

Collection Event

Collected Date1938.5.9-
Field NumberPELICAN 62-4

Geography

CountryU.S.A.
StateTexas
Latitude29°18'N
Longitude94°23'W
Latitude DMS29.3
Longitude DMS-94.383333
LocationC&S

Other

Number95
IdFALSE
MsFALSE
RemarksCLEARED AND STAINED
InventoryUnknown
RadiographFALSE
Tax HistoryN
VesselM/V Pelican

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

Collecting Event

Collected May 9, 1938
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 48083
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 Based on matchin date of other records in FoTX database this location is assumed. 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
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 77000
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.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off GalvestonCoordinates: -94.282913, 28.754087Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
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.
verbatim data June 30, 2021
Count of specimens retrieved from GBIF and applied to verbatim data: 1
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/9/1938-5/9/1938
collectors May 23, 2012
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 5\9\1938-5\9\1938

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