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TNHCi_33214

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

Photos

Map

Location 28.21223° N, 96.92008° W (± 809.2 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyLepisosteidae
GenusLepisosteus
Speciesplatostomus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorChaney et al.
Collected Date1981.10.8-1981.10.8
Field Numberz29537

Geography

DrainageSan Antonio-Nueces
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyAransas
LocalityNueces River, Aransas National Wildlife Reuge; Big Devil's Bayou

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 2044
YearEM/2006
SalinityM

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added April 23, 2015
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 Melissa Casarez
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: lateral line scales: 56-57; *note for SL measurements that gar have heterocercal tails - all length measurements are based on SL and are approximate; MinSL(mm): 235; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 1 gallon; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence Medium

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 8, 1981
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 20579
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Aransas, Texas
Name Aransas Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, Big Devil's Bayou
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal Aransas Bay Saint Charles Bay Big Devil Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121004050307
Georeferencing Remarks The Nueces River is not near Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, referenced Big Devil\'s Bayou in the refuge, ignored river in description
Georeferencing Annotation The Nueces River is not in the Aransas Wildlife Refuge.
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
flag (suspect/examine) July 28, 2014
mark examined and not suspect
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
flag (suspect/examine) July 2, 2012
check id
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 10/8/1981-10/8/1981
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Chaney, Allan H.
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 10\8\1981-10\8\1981

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