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OMNH_26588

Not suspect, not examined
Highfin Carpsucker Carpiodes velifer
NS G4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 33.81905° N, 96.56924° W (± 966.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCARPIODES
SpeciesVELIFER

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorC. D. RIGGS
Collected DateAPRIL/25/1957

Geography

DrainageRED/SULPHUR
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGrayson
LocalityLAKE TEXOMA,DENISON DAM, DRAFT TUBE

Record Source

Source Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Edie Marsh-Matthews
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 Cypriniformes Catostomidae Carpiodes Carpiodes velifer
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Verbatim ID of C. velifer never should have been changed to carpio without evidence. This despite the fact that, from a biogeographic standpoint, these are almost certainly carpio.
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 25, 1957
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 6482
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Oak Woods & Prairies
Jurisdiction Bryan, Oklahoma
Name Denison dam, Lake Texoma
Hydrography Arkansas-White-Red Region Red-Sulphur Red-Little Bois D'arc-Island Town of Colbert-Red River Sand Creek-Red River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Post Oak Savanna
HUC 12 111401010201
Georeferencing Remarks Could not confirm location of draft tubes, assuming at dam.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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