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TNHCi_19236

Not suspect, not examined
Gray Triggerfish Balistes capriscus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.28397° N, 89.88147° W (± 20208 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyBalistidae
GenusBalistes
Speciescapriscus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorLeary, T.
Collected Date1956.4.19-1956.4.19
Field NumberZ19236
Depth17.5 fms

Geography

CountryUSA
StateLouisiana
CountyJefferson
LocalityGulf of Mexico, off Barataria Bay

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS2665 TPW2905

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 Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes Balistes capriscus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 19, 1956
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 35334
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography Lower Mississippi Region Lower Mississippi Central Louisiana Coastal East Central Louisiana Coastal Barataria Pass-Gulf of Mexico Barataria Pass-Gulf of Mexico
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 080903010700
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks:
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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