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CAS_138664

Not suspect, not examined
Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula
SGCN NS G3 NS S4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.38569° N, 95.48099° W (± 333.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciesferox

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerJ.C. MARR/1941

Collection Event

CollectorJ. L. Baughman
Collected Date1940.6.20

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUnknown
LocalitySandy Point.

Record Source

Source California Academy of Sciences (type: specimens)
Institution California Academy of Sciences (type: museum)
Curator Luiz Rocha
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Lepisosteiformes Lepisosteidae Atractosteus Atractosteus spatula
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 20, 1940
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 8161
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Brazoria, Texas
Name Sandy Point
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake Austin-Oyster Austin Bayou Austin Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 120402050300
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/20/1940-6/20/1940
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Baughman, J.L.
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
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: J.L. Baughman
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/20/1940-6/20/1940
georeference March 20, 2007
Error: 333.705403201335Locality: Sandy PointCoordinates: 29.385690855;-95.480990478Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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