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FMNH_10198

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

Photos

Map

Location 25.94168° N, 97.51378° W (± 11801.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciessp.

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorA.C. Weed
Collected Date2023.8.17

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
Locality"Brownsville, Resaca de la Guerra."

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 Adam Cohen
Determination Date July 14, 2010
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | 55 scale rows
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 17, 1923
Collecting Event ID 7285
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Resaca de la Palma
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 Found map on internet (http://www.crwr.utexas.edu/reports/pdf/2004/rtp04-07.pdf). Looks to be synonymous with Resaca de las Palma which is the name the USGS Maps provide.
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: 8/17/1923-8/17/1923
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: 55 scale rows
Georef Remark: Found map on internet (http://www.crwr.utexas.edu/reports/pdf/2004/rtp04-07.pdf). Looks to be synonymous with Resaca de las Palma which is the name the USGS Maps provide.
ID Confidence: high
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: A.C. Weed, R.D. Camp
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/17/1923-8/17/1923
georeference March 22, 2007
Error: 11801.3195519494
Remarks: Found map on internet (http://www.crwr.utexas.edu/reports/pdf/2004/rtp04-07.pdf). Looks to be synonymous with Resaca de las Palma which is the name the USGS Maps provide.
Locality: Resaca de la PalmaCoordinates: 25.941683707;-97.513775064Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Found map on internet (http://www.crwr.utexas.edu/reports/pdf/2004/rtp04-07.pdf). Looks to be synonymous with Resaca de las Palma which is the name the USGS Maps provide.

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