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TNHCi_10350

Not suspect, examined
Longnose Gar – Lepisosteus osseus
NS G5 NS S5

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Map

Location 29.84348° N, 97.85461° W (± 3553.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciesosseus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorEdwards, R.; Edwards, D.
Collected Date1977.5.25

Geography

DrainageGuadalupe
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCaldwell
LocalitySan Marcos River 1 km W Martindale off Highway 80

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
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 osseus
Determiner Valerie Gawenda Bugh
Determination Date June 14, 2011
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: lateral line scales: 57; *note for SL measurements that gar have heterocercal tails - all length measurements are based on SL and are approximate; MinSL(mm): 115.49; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence Medium

Collecting Event

Collected May 26, 1977
Collecting Event ID 11117
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Blackland Prairies
Jurisdiction Caldwell, Texas
Name San Marco River 1 km West of Martindale off of SH80
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe San Marcos Upper San Marcos River Morrison Creek-San Marcos River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 121002030304
Georeferencing Remarks Measured north of Martindale 1 km from SH80/SH142 intersection, used extent of Martindale
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/26/1977-5/26/1977
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Edwards, Robert John Edwards, Deb C.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: R. Edwards, Deb C. Edwards
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/25/1977-5/25/1977
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: Measured north of Martindale 1 km from SH80/SH142 intersection, used extent of Martindale
georeference July 14, 2007
Error: 3553.43155198475
Remarks: Measured north of Martindale 1 km from SH80/SH142 intersection, used extent of Martindale
Locality: San Marco River 1 km West of Martindale off of SH80Coordinates: 29.843481938;-97.854611557Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured north of Martindale 1 km from SH80/SH142 intersection, used extent of Martindale

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