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TNHCi_18919

Suspect, pending examination
Smallwing Flyingfish – Oxyporhamphus micropterus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 25.75202° N, 97.15835° W (± 8203 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyExocoetidae
GenusOxyporhamphus
Speciesmicropterus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorHildebrand, H.; Dawson
Collected Date1955.9.16-1955.9.16
Field NumberZ18919

Geography

CountryMexico
StateTamaulipas
LocalityGulf of Mexico, 15 mi. S of Rio Grande - redtide kill

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS0817
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 added as bulk process; species not known from study area
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Beloniformes Hemiramphidae Oxyporhamphus Oxyporhamphus micropterus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 16, 1955
Collecting Event ID 35137
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande None
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 130900020504
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks: Measured along coast. Uncertainty determined using MaNIS.net georeferencing calculator.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
note: suspect record needs to be examinedExamination: Pending
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 45
Remarks: Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution.
Coordinates: -100.6319, 25.80536
GBIF latlong_remarks: Unsure on location of cemetery. Measured by road. Point placed on water (unnamed) closest to measured distance and uncertainty determined using MaNIS.net georeferencing calculator.
Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/16/1955-9/16/1955
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 9\16\1955-9\16\1955
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hildebrand, Henry H. Dawson

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