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CAS_138667

Not suspect, examined
Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

Map

Location 30.00066° N, 96.00011° W (± 33688.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAmeiurus
Speciescatus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerLightner,K./1944

Collection Event

CollectorJ.L. Baughman & G.C. Patterson
Collected Date1940.5.26

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWaller

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 Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ameiurus Ameiurus melas
Determiner Dean Hendrickson
Determination Date Aug. 13, 2010
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | anal rays=21; black chin barbels; P1 teeth larger than some melas; caudal slightly forked; black inter-ray membranes pronounced
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected May 26, 1940
Collecting Event ID 7453
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Waller, Texas
Name Waller County
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Lower Brazos Lower Brazos Lower Brazos Bessies Creek-Brazos River Harris Creek-Irons Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 120701040301
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference from locality ID#2928
Georeferencing Annotation Cannot find Sayhalls Bayou on maps, but appears to be in Waller County: http://collections.si.edu/search/results.jsp?q=record_ID:nmnhvzfishesweb_5038069
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/26/1940-5/26/1940
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Baughman, J.L. Patterson, G.C.
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX project
ID Comments: anal rays=21; black chin barbels; P1 teeth larger than some melas; caudal slightly forked; black inter-ray membranes pronounced
ID Confidence: high
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: J.L. Baughman, G.C. Patterson
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/26/1940-5/26/1940
georeference June 27, 2007
Error: 33688.3979518555Locality: Waller CountyCoordinates: 30.000659682;-96.000114758Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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