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TNHCi_40499

Not suspect, not examined
Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 32.27014° N, 100.66892° W (± 21739.0 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCentrarchidae
GenusLepomis
Speciesmegalotis

Specimen

Num Specimens12

Collection Event

CollectorMecham, et al
Collected Date1967.4.10-1967.4.10
Field Numberz40499

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
LocalityBig Silver Creek, 6 mi. W of Robert Lee

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
YearMC/2008
RemarksDonation from Texas Tech University
Remarksno county or state info provided - assuming TX because of locality

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 12

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Centrarchidae Lepomis Lepomis aquilensis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 10, 1967
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 17021
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Rolling Plains
Jurisdiction Mitchell, Texas
Name Big Silver Creek
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Upper Colorado Upper Colorado Upper Colorado Silver Creek-Colorado River Middle Big Silver Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Flat Tablelands and Valleys
HUC 12 120800080103
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Big silver Creek is in Mitchell County, not Cook County.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/10/1967-4/10/1967
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 4\10\1967-4\10\1967
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Mecham

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