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TNHCi_24955

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

Photos

Map

Location 29.29871° N, 100.88155° W (± 184 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciesoculatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Identification

DeterminerR. Kleinsasser 1997

Collection Event

CollectorKleinsasser, Saunders, Peace
Collected Date1993.2.9

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityRio Grande, 6.4 km downstream from Del Rio/Ciudad Acuna International Bridge at river km 896.8

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 oculatus
Determiner Adam Cohen
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | 46 predorsal scales
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 10, 1993
Collecting Event ID 7444
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Rio Grande, 6.4 kilometers downstream of US 277
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Falcon Rio Grande-Falcon Elm-Sycamore San Felipe Creek-Rio Grande San Felipe Creek-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
HUC 12 130800010207
Georeferencing Remarks Measured by stream
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/10/1993-2/10/1993
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Kleinsasser, Roy Saunders, Kenneth Peace
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Roy Kleinsasser, Kenneth Saunders, Peace
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/9/1993-2/9/1993
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX projectID Comments: 46 predorsal scalesGeoref Remark: Measured by stream
georeference May 11, 2007
Error: 184Remarks: Measured by streamLocality: Rio Grande River, 6.4 kilometers downstream of US 277Coordinates: 29.298714158;-100.881546225Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured by stream

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