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TNHCi_23978

Suspect, pending examination
Blotchwing Flyingfish Cheilopogon heterurus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

FamilyExocoetidae
GenusCheilopogon
Speciesheterurus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorFuiman, L., K. Poling, and Biology of Fish class
Collected Date00/___/1993-00/___/1993
Field NumberMSISUM93
Depth.5 to 50m

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Gulf of Mexico
CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityGulf Coast along an area from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
YearCKM
SalinityM
GearTrawl or seine
RemarksSome additional information in accession file. Collections were made 14 July to 8 Aug in several sites. Original 'data tags' left in jars, but association between sites and specim

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 Exocoetidae Cheilopogon Cheilopogon heterurus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1993 – Dec. 31, 1993
Collecting Event ID 11898
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

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