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TNHCi_20436

Not suspect, not examined
Spotfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon ocellatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

FamilyChaetodontidae
GenusChaetodon
Speciesocellatus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorScoggin, D.
Collected Date1961.12.6-1961.12.6
Field NumberZ20436
Depth31-33 fms

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Gulf of Mexico
CountryUSA
StateTexas
Locality50 mi. NE of Port Aransas, shrimp trawler 'Little Bighorn'

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoIMS0961
YearAAA
RemarksMSI teaching
SalinityM
GearShrimp trawl

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Chaetodontidae Chaetodon Chaetodon ocellatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Dec. 6, 1961
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 36535
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
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 12/6/1961-12/6/1961
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 12\6\1961-12\6\1961
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Scoggin, D.

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