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TNHCi_18904

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 Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorHildebrand, H.
Collected Date1951.7.26-1951.7.26
Field NumberZ18904

Geography

CountryMexico
StateCampeche
LocalityCampeche Banks, edge, near Arcas Bay - trawler Texas Clipper

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS1817
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 1

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 July 26, 1951
Collecting Event ID 35128
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
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 130000
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)
Locality: Campeche BanksCoordinates: -91.622017, 21.217536Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Campeche Banks appears to be a collection of reefs. Approximate location found in figure 1 here (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030144)
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/26/1951-7/26/1951
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 7\26\1951-7\26\1951
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hildebrand, Henry H.

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