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CU_20606

Suspect, pending examination
Highfin Carpsucker Carpiodes velifer
NS G4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

FamilyCatostomidae
GenusCarpiodes
Speciesvelifer

Specimen

Num Specimens1
PreparationFluid Specimen(s)

Identification

DeterminerEC Raney

Collection Event

CollectorWC Latta & GE Hall
Collected Date1951.9.7-1951.9.7
Field NumberWCL 51SEP07

Geography

CountryUSA
StateOklahoma
CountyLe Flore
LocalityPoteau R. in (stilling?-can't read) basin below Wister Dam

Other

InventoryU

Record Source

Source Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates (type: specimens)
Institution Cornell University (type: university)
Curator John Friel
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified July 21, 2021
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Catostomidae Carpiodes Carpiodes velifer
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments ID change corrects mistake in record processing | Verbatim ID of C. velifer never should have been changed to carpio without evidence. This despite the fact that, from a biogeographic standpoint, these are almost certainly carpio.
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 7, 1951
Collecting Event ID 36667
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Unknown
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because Oklahoma

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