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TNHCi_29171

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 33.89744° N, 98.51132° W (± 8542.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciesplatostomus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorLedford, J.
Collected Date1954.4.27

Geography

DrainageRed
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWichita
LocalityWichita Falls

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 | 56 lat scales; 42 scales around body; 48 pre-dorsal scales; note that 42 scales around body does not match Hubbs checklist criteria, but matches according to Fishes of Alabama; other counts match well; specimen in tank
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected April 27, 1954
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 6335
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Rolling Plains
Jurisdiction Wichita, Texas
Name Witchita Falls, Wichita County
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 Can\'t find Seitz.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/27/1954-4/27/1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Ledford, J.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: J. Ledford
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/27/1954-4/27/1954
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX project
ID Comments: 56 lat scales; 42 scales around body; 48 pre-dorsal scales; note that 42 scales around body does not match Hubbs checklist criteria, but matches according to Fishes of Alabama; other counts match well; specimen in tank
ID Confidence: high
georeference June 20, 2007
Error: 8542.39795196335Locality: Witchita Falls, Wichita CountyCoordinates: 33.897440009;-98.511319289Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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