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INHS_68478

Not suspect, not examined
Spotted Batfish – Ogcocephalus pantostictus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.46560° N, 94.80323° W (± 70000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusOgcocephalus
Speciespantostictus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorM.E. Chittenden
Collected Date1981.April.10

Geography

DrainageAtlantic Ocean Dr.
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria
LocalityGulf of Mexico; off Freeport

Other

Event Remarksnotes: bedrock, gravel, rubble

Record Source

Source Illinois Natural History Survey (type: specimens)
Institution Illinois Natural History Survey (type: museum)
Curator Chris Taylor
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 2

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 April 10, 1981
Collecting Event ID 48288
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Freeport
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Freeport. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —

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