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TNHCi_21077

Not suspect, not examined
Flyingfishes Exocoetidae

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 19.54870° N, 92.85055° W (± 290000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyExocoetidae

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorWright, J.
Collected Date00/Jun/1951-00/Jun/1951
Field NumberZ21077

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Gulf of Mexico
CountryMexico
StateCampeche
LocalityOff coast of Campeche near Carmen

Other

QuestionableYes
CurrentYes
NoIMS2906
YearMMM
RemarksQuestionable genus and species. May be Prognichthys gibbifrons. Tips of pectoral fins look broken, hard to tell if 2nd ray is branched or unbranched.
SalinityM
RemarksDay unknown

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
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 June 1, 1951 – June 30, 1951
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 37160
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Bay of Campeche
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as Bay of Campeche
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 290000Remarks: Treated as Bay of CampecheLocality: Bay of CampecheCoordinates: -92.850547, 19.548702Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Treated as Bay of Campeche
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/1/1951-6/30/1951
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 6\1\1951-6\30\1951
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Wright, J.

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