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USNM_158118

Not suspect, not examined
Pelagic Porcupinefish – Diodon eydouxii

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.02747° N, 96.75361° W (± 40000 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyDiodontidae
GenusDiodon
Specieseydouxii

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

Collected Date1954.9.28-1954.9.28

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityGulf of Mexico, east of Brownsville, Texas
Latitude26 00 N
Longitude94 45 W

Record Source

Source National Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution National Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Lynne Parenti
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified March 30, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Diodontidae Diodon Diodon eydouxii
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 Sept. 28, 1954
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 27387
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gulf of Mexico, North America
Name Gulf of Mexico off Brownsville
Hydrography Gulf of Mexico off Brownsville
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Brownsville. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 40000
Remarks: Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Brownsville. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off BrownsvilleCoordinates: -96.753611, 26.027471Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Brownsville. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 40000
Remarks: Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Brownsville. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
Locality: Gulf of Mexico off BrownsvilleCoordinates: -96.753611, 26.027471Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Treated as continental shelf of Gulf off Brownsville. Point placed along a line perpendicular to the coast mid-way to edge of continental shelf.
verbatim data June 30, 2021
Count of specimens retrieved from GBIF and applied to verbatim data: 1
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
verbatim data June 30, 2021
Count of specimens retrieved from GBIF and applied to verbatim data: 1
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/28/1954-9/28/1954
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/28/1954-9/28/1954
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 9\28\1954-9\28\1954
collectors May 23, 2012
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 9\28\1954-9\28\1954
collectors May 23, 2012

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