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MSB_4866

Not suspect, not examined
Longear Sunfish – Lepomis aquilensis

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.25905° N, 105.84560° W (± 3070.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepomis
Speciesmegalotis

Specimen

Num Specimens6

Collection Event

CollectorK.R. BESTGEN & S.P. PLATANIA
Collected Date1988.2.25

Geography

DrainageRIO GRANDE
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHudspeth
LocalityRio Grande, south of Ft. Hancock, 26.5 km downstream of Farm Rd. 1088 border crossing, at irrigation return.

Record Source

Source Museum of Southwestern Biology (type: specimens)
Institution Museum of Southwestern Biology (type: museum)
Curator Thomas F. Turner
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 6

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Centrarchidae Lepomis Lepomis aquilensis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 25, 1988
Collecting Event ID 10785
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Hudspeth, Texas
Name Rio Grande south of Fort Hancock
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Fort Quitman Rio Grande-Fort Quitman Arroyo Diablo-Rio Grande Wells Drain-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Rio Grande Floodplain
HUC 12 130401000802
Georeferencing Remarks Point is placed due south of Fort Hancock and extent runs to line drawn southwest of Fort Hancock geographic center.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/25/1988-2/25/1988
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Bestgen, Kevin R. Platania, Steven P.
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
Georef Remark: Point is placed due south of Fort Hancock and extent runs to line drawn southwest of Fort Hancock geographic center.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/25/1988-2/25/1988
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Kevin R. Bestgen, Steven P. Platania
georeference September 11, 2007
Error: 3070.62835198683
Remarks: Point is placed due south of Fort Hancock and extent runs to line drawn southwest of Fort Hancock geographic center.
Locality: Rio Grande River south of Fort HancockCoordinates: 31.259045721;-105.845597372Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point is placed due south of Fort Hancock and extent runs to line drawn southwest of Fort Hancock geographic center.

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