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TNHCi_29968

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.67536° N, 94.37473° W (± 61.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciesoculatus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Identification

DeterminerRosales, J.

Collection Event

CollectorLaDuc, T., and D. Hall
Collected Date2003.5.4

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyChambers
LocalityTX Hwy 124 at jct with TX FM 1985 (~10 mi S Winnie), from canal at southwestern corner of intersection

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 Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 4, 2003
Collecting Event ID 8954
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Chambers, Texas
Name Unnamed canal southwest of intersection of SH 124 and SH 1985
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake East Galveston Bay Spindletop Ditch Spindletop Ditch
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 120402020300
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/4/2003-5/4/2003
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: LaDuc, Travis J. Hall, David W. Hall, David W.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Travis J. LaDuc, David W. Hall, David W. Hall
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/4/2003-5/4/2003
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
georeference November 28, 2006
Error: 61.8219744002473Locality: Unnamed canal southwest of intersection of SH 124 and SH 1985Coordinates: 29.675362447;-94.374732797Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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