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TNHCi_23826

Not suspect, not examined
False Silverstripe Halfbeak – Hyporhamphus meeki

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.81590° N, 97.23721° W (± 14500 m)

Taxonomy

GenusHyporhamphus
Speciesunifasciatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorL. Fuiman, K. Poling, Biology of Fish Clas
Collected Date1992.12.30

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUnknown
LocalityGulf Coast along an area from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
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 Hemiramphidae Hyporhamphus Hyporhamphus meeki
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; H. unifasciatus in TX are here changed to meeki (as per Banford and Collette(1993)Proc.Bio.Soc.Wash 106(2):371 also described in FAO Species ID Guide for Fishery Purposes (ISSN 1020-6868); unifasciatus is a valid species name and could threoretically occur in/off Texas, but we make this global change assumeing all these to be meeki.
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1993 – Dec. 31, 1993
Collecting Event ID 11863
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Corpus Christi Bay between Aransas Pass and Corpus Christi
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal North Corpus Christi Bay Nueces Bay-Corpus Christi Bay Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 121102010005
Georeferencing Remarks Assumed Corpus Christi Bay
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 14500Remarks: Assumed Corpus Christi BayLocality: Corpus Christi Bay between Aransas Pass and Corpus ChristiCoordinates: -97.237206, 27.815895Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Assumed Corpus Christi Bay
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1993-12/31/1993
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Fuiman, Lee Poling, K. Biology of Fish class
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Lot determined without examination of specimens
ID Comments: Specimen not examined; H. unifasciatus in TX are here changed to meeki (as per Banford and Collette(1993)Proc.Bio.Soc.Wash 106(2):371 also described in FAO Species ID Guide for Fishery Purposes (ISSN 1020-6868); unifasciatus is a valid species name and could threoretically occur in/off Texas, but we make this global change assumeing all these to be meeki.
Not Georeferenced Because: Marine
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Lee Fuiman, K. Poling, Biology of Fish class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 12/30/1992-12/30/1992
georeference March 14, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Marine USA Texas

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