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FMNH_10184

Not suspect, examined
Spotted Gar – Lepisosteus oculatus
NS G5 NS S5

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Map

Location 25.89902° N, 97.49794° W (± 3800 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciessp.

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorA.C. Weed and Camp
Collected Date2023.8.31

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
Locality"Brownsville, brackish pond north of Sugar Mill."

Record Source

Source Field Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Field Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Mark W. Westneat
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Lepisosteiformes Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus Lepisosteus oculatus
Determiner Ben Labay
Determination Date July 14, 2010
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | 56 scale rows
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 31, 1923
Collecting Event ID 7222
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Brownsville
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Brownsville Ship Channel Bahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain
HUC 12 121102080900
Georeferencing Remarks 1926 map of Brownsville (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/brownsville_tx_1926.jpg) shows a much smaller city than what it is currently. Used this to define the geographic extent. Point placed on Rio Grande and extent runs to cover all of Town Resaca.
Georeferencing Annotation —
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: 8/31/1923-8/31/1923
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Weed, A.C. Camp, R.D.
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX projectID Comments: 56 scale rowsID Confidence: high
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: A.C. Weed, R.D. Camp
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/31/1923-8/31/1923
georeference March 1, 2007
Error: 6973.28755197008Locality: Unspecified brackish pond, BrownsvilleCoordinates: 25.916864696;-97.501624722Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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