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TCWC_2411.03

Not suspect, not examined
Balloonfish Diodon holocanthus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.06571° N, 97.18048° W (± 1865.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusDiodon
Speciesholocanthus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Identification

DeterminerWFS 613 class

Collection Event

CollectorWF6 613 class
Collected Date1978.5.23

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityGulf of Mexico; Gulf of Mexico: Tarpon's Hole

Record Source

Source Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: museum)
Curator Kevin W. Conway
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Diodontidae Diodon Diodon holocanthus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 23, 1978
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 4533
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Laguna Madre south of Queen Isabella State Fishing Pier
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 Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102080900
Georeferencing Remarks Can\'t find exact loaction of Tarpon Hole, but from other locality descriptions it is known to be south of the old causway. The old causway is now called the Queen Isabella State Fishing Pier.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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