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INHS_68509

Not suspect, not examined
Orange Filefish – Aluterus schoepfii
NS G5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusAluterus
Speciesschoepfi

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorM.E. Chittenden
Collected Date1980.August.13

Geography

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

Other

Event Remarksreceived from: gift from Texas A & M

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus Aluterus schoepfii
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 13, 1980
Collecting Event ID 48317
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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