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TNHCi_18902

Suspect, pending examination
Blotchwing Flyingfish Cheilopogon heterurus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 24.69702° N, 93.21140° W (± 100 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyExocoetidae
GenusCheilopogon
Speciesheterurus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorHildebrand, H.
Collected Date1951.2.4-1951.2.4
Field NumberZ18902

Geography

CountryUSA
LocalityGulf of Mexico, over Sigsbee Deep, approx. 23-50 N 94-10 W

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS1442
RemarksCount changed from n=1 to n=2 during 2006-2007 inventory.
SalinityM
GearTrawl
RemarksDate originally entered as 21 Jan 1969, but IMS ledger and label list date as Feb. 4-5, 1951, and this record has been modified accordingly. Trawler San Jacinto.

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes added as bulk process; species not known from study area
Count 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Beloniformes Exocoetidae Cheilopogon Cheilopogon heterurus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 4, 1951
Collecting Event ID 35125
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Sigsbee Deep, Gulf of Mexico
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Point placed between approximated coordinates provided and coordinates found on Google Maps. Error includes both points.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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