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TNHCi_30458

Suspect, pending examination
Smallwing Flyingfish – Oxyporhamphus micropterus
NS NatureServeStatus object (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 12, 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
USGS HUC Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre
HydroBASINS   7519 751990 75199009 7519900900 751990090010
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 —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
note: suspect record needs to be examinedExamination: Pending
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: yesexamination: pending
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/30/1996-7/30/1996
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Biology 4404/5404 class
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
Georef Remark: 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.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Biology 4404/5404 class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/30/1996-7/30/1996
georeference November 21, 2006
Error: 166.084300800664
Remarks: 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.
Locality: Laguna Madre at South Padre Island Convention CenterCoordinates: 26.138436534;-97.176987168Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
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.

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