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TNHCi_30458

Suspect, pending examination
Smallwing Flyingfish Oxyporhamphus micropterus
NS GNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.13844° N, 97.17699° W (± 166.1 m)

Taxonomy

GenusOxyporhamphus
Speciesmicropterus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorBio 4404/5404
Collected Date1996.7.30

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityLaguna Madre, SPI Convention Center

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 added as bulk process; species not known from study area
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Beloniformes Hemiramphidae Oxyporhamphus Oxyporhamphus micropterus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 30, 1996
Collecting Event ID 10150
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Laguna Madre at South Padre Island Convention Center
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102081000
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference from locality ID#17709. Original notes: Convention Center located on Google Maps and translated to Terrain Navigator. Point is placed at approximate pier location and extent covers area near the convention center.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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