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UF_213783

Not suspect, not examined
Spotfin Flyingfish Cheilopogon furcatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.08333° N, 95.41667° W (± 45 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyExocoetidae
GenusCypselurus
Speciesfurcatus

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Identification

DeterminerJC Staiger/Mar.1964

Collection Event

CollectorR/V Oregon personnel & DK Caldwell
Collected Date27-May.1954
Field NumberORE1078

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityAbout 175 km east of south tip of Padre Island
Latitude26,5,0,N
Longitude95,25,0,W

Other

Number Alch3
Number Cs0
Number Skel0
Cont OceanGulf of Mexico
Lat Long DerivedGPS_loran
Depth Start1050 fm
Depth End0
Depth Of CaptureSurface
GearDip net

Record Source

Source Florida Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Florida Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Larry Page
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Beloniformes Exocoetidae Cheilopogon Cheilopogon furcatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 27, 1954
Collecting Event ID 37416
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution. | GBIF latlong_remarks:
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 45
Remarks: Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution.
Coordinates: -95.416667, 26.083333
Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/27/1954-5/27/1954
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 5\27\1954-5\27\1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Research vessel Oregon personnel, Caldwell, D.K.

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