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TNHCi_18910

Not suspect, not examined
Blackwing Flyingfish Hirundichthys rondeletii

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.96514° N, 97.02748° W (± 9126.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyExocoetidae
GenusHirundichthys
Speciesrondeletii

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorVan Zandt,
Collected Date00/Mar/1951-00/Mar/1951
Field NumberZ18910

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityAransas Bay near Port Aransas

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS0814
Remarksrondeleti (Cuvier & Valenciennes); sent into laboratory by Van Zandt, reported as taken in the bay near Port Aransas
Event RemarksCollecting Event Remarks: Date originally entered as 25 Apr 1956; locality originally entered as unknown, USA, Texas. Info in IMS ledger and label state date and locality as March 1951; Aransas Bay near Port Aransas. This record has been updated according

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 Hirundichthys Hirundichthys rondeletii
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected March 1, 1951 – March 31, 1951
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20427
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name Aransas Bay near Port Aransas
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal Aransas Bay Aransas Bay Aransas Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121004050400
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Extent includes the southern portion of Aransas Bay, stopping at Rockport.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/1/1951-3/31/1951
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 3\1\1951-3\31\1951
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Van Zandt

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