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TNHCi_40027

Not suspect, examined
Longnose Gar – Lepisosteus osseus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

Map

Location 31.88226° N, 100.48421° W (± 1156.6 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyLepisosteidae
GenusLepisosteus
Speciesosseus

Specimen

Num Specimens9

Collection Event

CollectorMecham, J.
Collected Date1967.2.10-1967.2.10
Field Numberz39155

Geography

DrainageColorado
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyCoke
LocalityColorado River, 1/2 mi. S of Robert Lee

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTTM 0010
YearMC/2008
RemarksDonation from Texas Tech University most specimens cut on lateral side
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 9

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Lepisosteiformes Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus Lepisosteus osseus
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: 62,63; *note for SL measurements that gar have heterocercal tails - all length measurements are based on SL and are approximate; MinSL(mm): 244; MaxSL(mm): 311; Jar: 1 gallon; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 10, 1967
Collecting Event ID 9547
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Rolling Plains
Jurisdiction Coke, Texas
Name Colorado River south of Robert Lee
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Upper Colorado Upper Colorado Upper Colorado Kickapoo Creek-Colorado River Messbox Creek-Colorado River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Caprock Canyons, Badlands, and Breaks
HUC 12 120800080402
Georeferencing Remarks Point is placed on river due south of Robert Lee geographic center and extent runs upstream to line drawn southwest of line drawn from center.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/10/1967-2/10/1967
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 2\10\1967-2\10\1967
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Mecham, John S.

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