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TNHCi_34555

Not suspect, examined
False Silverstripe Halfbeak Hyporhamphus meeki

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Map

Location 26.14872° N, 97.17420° W (± 551.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyHemiramphidae
GenusHemiramphus
Speciesbrasiliensis

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorBio 4404/5507
Collected Date1997.10.8-1997.10.8
Field Numberz34555

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalitySouth Padre Island, lower Laguna Madre, 1 km North of Convention Center

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoUTB 00761
YearJR/2007

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Beloniformes Hemiramphidae Hyporhamphus Hyporhamphus meeki
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: scales on snout; preorbital ridge present; MinSL(mm): 42.44; MaxSL(mm): 57.37; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 8, 1997
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 19726
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name South Padre Island, 1km north of 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 The location was set at 1 km distance from the convention center at heading 350, with the extent of the location set at 540 meters. This extent size encompasses ~1 km of area including the eastern edge of the island to the western edge of the mud flats, l
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.
flag (suspect/examine) July 2, 2012
out of range, check specimen
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 10/8/1997-10/8/1997
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 10\8\1997-10\8\1997
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Bio 4404/5507

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