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TNHCi_18907

Not suspect, not examined
Blotchwing Flyingfish Cheilopogon heterurus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

FamilyExocoetidae
GenusCheilopogon
Speciesheterurus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorLeary, T.
Collected Date1956.4.25-1956.4.25
Field NumberZ18907

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria
LocalityGulf of Mexico, SE of Freeport,, 24 fms. - trawler Texas Clipper

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2487 TPW2904
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 April 25, 1956
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 35131
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Unknown
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because Marine - there is a matching locality description from round 1, that gives this description coordinates. I feel location description to be outside barrier islands and so am marking as marine.

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