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FMNH_37799

Not suspect, not examined
Gray Triggerfish Balistes capriscus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.59143° N, 96.44327° W (± 28000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyBalistidae
GenusBalistes
Speciescarolinensis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorC. T. Reed
Collected Date1936-1936
Field NumberCTR-4

Geography

CountryU.S.A.
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityLocality: Snapper Banks (coral knobs) 35 mi SE of Port Aransas

Other

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 Balistidae Balistes Balistes capriscus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1936 – Dec. 31, 1936
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 43986
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Snapper Banks
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Couldn't find precise location online, but other locality descriptions in FoTX project indicate this is 34-40 miles SE of Port Aransas. Georeferenced area includes several small uplifted areas in this vicinity.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 28000
Remarks: Couldn't find precise location online, but other locality descriptions in FoTX project indicate this is 34-40 miles SE of Port Aransas. Georeferenced area includes several small uplifted areas in this vicinity.
Locality: Snapper BanksCoordinates: -96.443269, 27.591429Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Couldn't find precise location online, but other locality descriptions in FoTX project indicate this is 34-40 miles SE of Port Aransas. Georeferenced area includes several small uplifted areas in this vicinity.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1936-12/31/1936
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 1\1\1936-12\31\1936
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Reed, Clyde T.

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