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TCWC_412.01

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.64636° N, 95.67506° W (± 1652.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciesoculatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorBonham, Lamb, McNair, Taylor, Davenport
Collected Date1940.8.17

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWalker
LocalityWest Fork San Jacinto River; Barrow pits on West Fork of San Jacinto River 4 miles S State Hwy 45

Record Source

Source Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collections (type: museum)
Curator Kevin W. Conway
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 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 Aug. 17, 1940
Collecting Event ID 6321
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Oak Woods & Prairies
Jurisdiction Walker, Texas
Name West Fork San Jacinto River 4 miles downstream of SH30 intersection
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto San Jacinto West Fork San Jacinto West Fork San Jacinto River Robinson Creek-West Fork San Jancinto River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Southern Tertiary Uplands
HUC 12 120401010104
Georeferencing Remarks SH45 transferred to SH30 (from internet: http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/sh/sh0045.htm) Measured by stream
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/17/1940-8/17/1940
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Bonham, Kelshaw Lamb, L. McNair, Taylor, Davenport
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Kelshaw Bonham, L. Lamb, McNair, Taylor, Davenport
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/17/1940-8/17/1940
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: SH45 transferred to SH30 (from internet: http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/sh/sh0045.htm) Measured by stream
georeference August 2, 2007
Error: 1652.79628799291
Remarks: SH45 transferred to SH30 (from internet: http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/sh/sh0045.htm) Measured by stream
Locality: West Fork San Jacinto River 4 miles downstream of SH30 intersectionCoordinates: 30.646359293;-95.675057631Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
SH45 transferred to SH30 (from internet: http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/sh/sh0045.htm) Measured by stream

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