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MCZ_8394

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 32.77782° N, 96.82148° W (± 5000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerCatalog/1993

Collection Event

CollectorBoll rec'd 1870
Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUnknown
LocalityDallas

Record Source

Source Museum of Comparative Zoology (type: specimens)
Institution Museum of Comparative Zoology (type: museum)
Curator Karel Liem
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ameiurus Ameiurus melas
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1877 – Dec. 31, 1893
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20615
Collecting Event Notes This map represents Cope's Texas trips (see map: https://bioone.org/journals/transactions-of-the-kansas-academy-of-science/volume-119/issue-3-4/062.119.0409/The-Last-Time--Edward-Drinker-Copes-Last-Trip-to/10.1660/062.119.0409.full?tab=ArticleLinkFigureTable). He was in TX on at least 1892/93 and 1877 and 1874. His Rio Grande and NM collections are from 1874 (based o this map and records from the RG with 1874 date).
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Blackland Prairies
Jurisdiction Dallas, Texas
Name Dallas
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Trinity Upper Trinity Upper Trinity Headwaters Trinity River Headwaters Turtle Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 120301050101
Georeferencing Remarks 1909 map of Dallas (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/dallas09.jpg) shows a much smaller city than what it is currently. Used this to define the geographic extent of Dallas.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 5000
Remarks: 1909 map of Dallas (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/dallas09.jpg) shows a much smaller city than what it is currently. Used this to define the geographic extent of Dallas. Point placed on Trinity River and extent runs to most downstream rail crossing.
Locality: Trinity River in DallasCoordinates: -96.821484, 32.777818Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
1909 map of Dallas (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/dallas09.jpg) shows a much smaller city than what it is currently. Used this to define the geographic extent of Dallas. Point placed on Trinity River and extent runs to most downstream rail crossing.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 30, 2021
note: Note with collector names indicates that the specimens were received in 1870.date_range: 1/1/1869-12/31/1870
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1869-12/31/1880
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Boll, Jacob
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Jacob Boll
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1830-12/31/1880
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
georeference April 8, 2008
Error: 30590.4107518687Locality: DallasCoordinates: 32.806182932;-96.793991165Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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