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TNHCi_33217

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

Photos

Map

Location 30.05770° N, 94.81811° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyLepisosteidae
GenusLepisosteus
Speciesplatostomus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorChaney et al.
Collected Date1979.10.19-1979.10.19
Field Numberz33046

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyLiberty
LocalityTrinity R. in city limits of Liberty where US 90 crosses

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 4502
YearEM/2006
SalinityF

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: 57-58; *note for SL measurements that gar have heterocercal tails - all length measurements are based on SL and are approximate; MinSL(mm): 236.5; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 1 gallon; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence Medium

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 19, 1979
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 22039
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Liberty, Texas
Name Trnity River at US 90
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Trinity Lower Trinity Lower Trinity Old River-Trinity River Linney Creek-Trinity River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Floodplains and Low Terraces
HUC 12 120302030301
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
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: 10/19/1979-10/19/1979
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Chaney, Allan H.
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 10\19\1979-10\19\1979

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