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TNHCi_33478

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

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Map

Location 29.45840° N, 95.02461° W (± 276.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciesosseus

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorBustinza, McNeely
Collected Date1996.7.3-1996.7.3
Field Numberz33478

Geography

CountryUSA
LocalityClub House, 802 Country Club

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoUTB 00278
YearEM/2006
RemarksState/County data lacking, although likely Texas. FB REF: 03 JUL 96 - 2

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 3

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: 53,55; *note for SL measurements that gar have heterocercal tails - all length measurements are based on SL and are approximate; MinSL(mm): 79.54; MaxSL(mm): 90.98; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence Medium

Collecting Event

Collected July 3, 1996
Collecting Event ID 21929
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name Dickinson Country Clubhouse, 802 Country Club Drive.
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake West Galveston Bay Dickinson Bayou Dickinson Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 120402040200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Assumed to be in Dickinson, Texas based on address and it\'s very close proximity to the Dickinson Country Club. Extent includes nearby ponds and portions of the Dickinson Bayou. It is unclear by the description which body of water was sampled.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/3/1996-7/3/1996
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 7\3\1996-7\3\1996
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Bustinza, McNeely

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