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FMNH_37834

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.04123° N, 97.86901° W (± 635.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciesoculatus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorClyde T. Reed
Collected Date1935.6.16

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
Locality"Below dam at Corpus Christi lake, Corpus Christi"

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
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 16, 1935
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 7184
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Jim Wells, Texas
Name Nueces River immediately below Lake Corpus Christi Dam
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Lower Nueces Bayou Creek-Nueces River Sixmile Creek-Nueces River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
HUC 12 121101110701
Georeferencing Remarks Taken to mean immediately below dam. Point is placed on Nueces River and extent includes backwaters along entire length of dam.
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: 6/16/1935-6/16/1935
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Reed, Clyde T.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clyde T. Reed
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/16/1935-6/16/1935
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX project
Georef Remark: Taken to mean immediately below dam. Point is placed on Nueces River and extent includes backwaters along entire length of dam.
georeference April 12, 2007
Error: 635.465632802542
Remarks: Taken to mean immediately below dam. Point is placed on Nueces River and extent includes backwaters along entire length of dam.
Locality: Nueces River immediately below Lake Corpus Christi DamCoordinates: 28.041234258;-97.869007942Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Taken to mean immediately below dam. Point is placed on Nueces River and extent includes backwaters along entire length of dam.

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