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TNHCi_71130

Suspect, pending examination
Longnose Batfish Ogcocephalus vespertilio

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.28790° N, 94.81356° W (± 5967.4 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyOgcocephalidae
GenusOgcocephalus
Speciesvespertilio

Specimen

Num Specimens4
PreparationFluid - 4

Collection Event

CollectorMarshall, Bryan C.
Collected Date1-1-1830 to 31-12-2006
Field Numberz71130

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGalveston
LocalityGalveston; Galveston, Texas, United States; 29.2879000000, -94.8135600000
Latitude29.2879000000
Longitude-94.8135600000
DatumWGS84
Error5967.4475520000

Other

Event RemarksNo date; but range given based on date range of entire NLU collection; smaller range could probably be had with further investigation

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added June 24, 2020
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 3
From Data Set Received June 6, 2020

Identification

Suspect Notes added as bulk process; species not known from study area
Count 4

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae Ogcocephalus Ogcocephalus vespertilio
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1830 – Dec. 31, 2006
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 270861
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Galveston; Galveston, Texas, United States; 29.2879000000, -94.8135600000
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake West Galveston Bay Dickinson Bayou Dickinson Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 120402040200
Georeferencing Remarks Georeferencing details copied from donor into FoTX fields | Georef remarks:
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because This record, being part of the track 3 import, is not formally georeferenced by FoTX staff at this time. However, to allow mapping and visualization of this record, locality information has been provisionally accepted if provided by the donor or if location text could be matched to previously georeferenced records by FoTX team or donor data. For many records spatial error is either accepted from the donor (when provided) or derived based on coordinate precision.
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
note: suspect record needs to be examinedExamination: Pending

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