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CMNFI_1966-0537.1

Not suspect, examined
Bluntnose Flyingfish Prognichthys occidentalis

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83802° N, 97.05300° W (± 112.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyExocoetidae
GenusCypselurus

Specimen

Num Specimens6
Preparationfluid

Identification

DeterminerLane, E. David

Collection Event

CollectorLane, E. David
Collected Date1965.10.19

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAransas Co.
LocalityBoat Basin IMS, Port Aransas about 50 air km NE of Corpus Christi
Latitude DMS-97.083
Longitude DMS27.833

Other

Specimen NotesPreparationType: fluid

Record Source

Institution Canadian Museum of Nature (type: museum)
Curator Kamal Khidas
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 6

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Beloniformes Exocoetidae Prognichthys Prognichthys occidentalis
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Jan. 16, 2013
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | pectoral fin reach beyond anal fin base; pelvic fin insertion nearer anal fin origin than pectoral fin insertion; anal fin origin well behind dorsal fin origin; juveniles lack barbels; pectoral fin almost totally black
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 19, 1965
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20184
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Boat Basin, UT Marine Science Institute
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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