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TNHCi_27970

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

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Map

Location 33.85392° N, 98.51132° W (± 11633.9 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciesosseus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorHall, B. B.
Collected Date1954.6.26

Geography

DrainageRed
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWichita
LocalityWichita Falls, 3 mi S

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Lepisosteiformes Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus Lepisosteus oculatus
Determiner Adam Cohen
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: lateral line scales: 54 on both; *note for SL measurements that gar have heterocercal tails - all length measurements are based on SL and are approximate; MinSL(mm): 88.79; MaxSL(mm): 118.34; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected June 26, 1954
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 11463
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Rolling Plains
Jurisdiction Wichita, Texas
Name 3 miles South of Wichita Falls
Hydrography Arkansas-White-Red Region Red-Washita Red-Lake Texoma Wichita Holliday Creek Lower Holliday Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Broken Red Plains
HUC 12 111302060304
Georeferencing Remarks measured by air
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/26/1954-6/26/1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hall, Billy Bob
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Billy Bob Hall
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/26/1954-6/26/1954
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 Remark: measured by air
georeference July 17, 2007
Error: 11633.9477759501Remarks: measured by airLocality: 3 miles South of Wichita FallsCoordinates: 33.853921154;-98.511319157Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
measured by air

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