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FMNH_11311

Not suspect, not examined
Orange Filefish Aluterus schoepfii
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.07514° N, 97.20983° W (± 1083.1 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyMonacanthidae
GenusCeratacanthus
Speciesschoepfi

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorWeed, L. L. Pray
Collected Date1924-1924
Field NumberACW1924-2

Geography

CountryU.S.A.
StateTexas
CountyCameron*
LocalityLocality: Laguna Madre, Point Isabel

Other

Specimen NotesInternal Record Number (IRN): 610512
Alc1
S0
Skel0

Record Source

Source Field Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Field Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Mark W. Westneat
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus Aluterus schoepfii
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 Jan. 1, 1924 – Dec. 31, 1924
Collecting Event ID 19555
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Port Isabel
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Brownsville Ship Channel Bahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Laguna Madre Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102080900
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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