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TNHCi_33218

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

Photos

Map

Location 28.12083° N, 97.37374° W (± 1336.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyLepisosteidae
GenusLepisosteus
Speciesplatostomus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

Collector441 class
Collected Date1982.6.8-1982.6.8
Field Numberz33218

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountySan Patricio
LocalityBig Lake [and] Paloma Tank at Welder Wildlife Refuge

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 2882
YearEM/2006

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: 54-55; *note for SL measurements that gar have heterocercal tails - all length measurements are based on SL and are approximate; MinSL(mm): 91.09; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence Medium

Collecting Event

Collected June 8, 1982
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 19139
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction San Patricio, Texas
Name Big Lake and Palito Lake, Welder Wildlife Foundation Park
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal Aransas Lower Aransas River South Fork Moody Creek-Aransas River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 121004070402
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation Misspelling in original information. Palito Lake, not Paloma Lake.
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: 6/8/1982-6/8/1982
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: 441 Class
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 6\8\1982-6\8\1982

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