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TNHCi_18903

Not suspect, not examined
Blotchwing Flyingfish Cheilopogon heterurus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 21.21754° N, 91.62202° W (± 130000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyExocoetidae
GenusCheilopogon
Speciesheterurus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorHildebrand, H.
Collected Date1951.2.18-1951.2.18
Field NumberZ18903

Geography

CountryMexico
LocalityCampeche banks, seaward edge, direct course to Port Aransas from Champoton - trawler San Jacinto

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS1816
RemarksCount changed from n=1 to n=2 during December 2006 inventory.
SalinityF

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 None
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. 18, 1951
Collecting Event ID 35127
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Campeche Banks
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Campeche Banks appears to be a collection of reefs. Approximate location found in figure 1 here (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030144)
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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