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NLU_38976

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 33.30899° N, 94.72850° W (± 25.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLEPISOSTEUS
SpeciesOCULATUS

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorR. TURNER, R. ALBRITTON, S. WINTERS
Collected Date1977.10.10

Geography

DrainageRED RIVER
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMorris
LocalityWATERBODYSULPHUR RIVER,14 MI S OF DEKALB, TX ON HWY 259

Record Source

Source University of Louisiana at Monroe (type: miscellaneous)
Institution University of Louisiana at Monroe (type: university)
Curator Unknown
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Lepisosteiformes Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus Lepisosteus oculatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 10, 1977
Collecting Event ID 6270
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Oak Woods & Prairies
Jurisdiction Morris, Texas
Name Sulphur River at SH 259
Hydrography Arkansas-White-Red Region Red-Sulphur Big Cypress-Sulphur Lower Sulpher Shawnee Prairie-Sulphur River Boothe Creek-Sulphur River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Floodplains and Low Terraces
HUC 12 111403020303
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation measured from county line at center of river to river bank in Morris Co.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
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: 10/10/1977-10/10/1977
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Turner, R. Albritton, R. Winters, S.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 10/10/1977-10/10/1977
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: R. Turner, R. Albritton, S. Winters
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: NAGeoref Annotation: measured from county line at center of river to river bank in Morris Co.
georeference May 17, 2007
Error: 25.8321048001033Remarks: measured from county line at center of river to river bank in Morris Co.Locality: Sulphur River at SH 259Coordinates: 33.308992098;-94.728497798Georeferencer: JLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
measured from county line at center of river to river bank in Morris Co.

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