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KUI_30167

Not suspect, not examined
Sailfin Flyingfish – Parexocoetus brachypterus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusParexocoetus
Speciesbrachypterus

Specimen

Num Specimens1
Preparation1 EtOH

Identification

DeterminerRobins, Charles R

Collection Event

CollectorMcNyset, Kris M
Collected Date2002.7.1
Field NumberOR 250:150

Geography

StateTexas
LocalityOff Freeport
Latitude DMS28.9891663°
Longitude DMS-93.5656662°

Other

Specimen Notessize: 126mm SL

Record Source

Source Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center (type: specimens)
Institution Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center (type: museum)
Curator Leo Smith
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Beloniformes Exocoetidae Parexocoetus Parexocoetus brachypterus
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 July 1, 2002
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 40414
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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