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TNHCi_27815

Not suspect, examined
Shortnose Batfish – Ogcocephalus nasutus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.77883° N, 97.26816° W (± 13209.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusOgcocephalus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorDalquest, W. W.
Collected Date1975.4.19

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityCorpus Christi Bay

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae Ogcocephalus Ogcocephalus nasutus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | 12 pectoral rays; no spotting on pectoral fins; no spots on back
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected April 19, 1975
Collecting Event ID 6822
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Corpus Christi Bay
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
staff comment July 31, 2012
not currently verified
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/19/1975-4/19/1975
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Dalquest, Walter W. Cokendolpher, James C.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Walter W. Dalquest, James C. Cokendolpher
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/19/1975-4/19/1975
staff comment February 3, 2011
not currently verified
georeference March 1, 2007
Error: 13209.4955519433Locality: Corpus Christi BayCoordinates: 27.778834715;-97.268162459Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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