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TNHCi_43563

Not suspect, examined
Spotted Gar – Lepisosteus oculatus
NS NatureServeStatus object (G5) NS NatureServeStatus object (S5)

Photos

Map

Location 28.86384° N, 96.28490° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyLepisosteidae
GenusLepisosteus
Speciesoculatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorF.D Martin, A. Cohen, B. Ray
Collected Date2009.6.4-2009.6.4
Field NumberFDM20090604-1

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyMatagorda
LocalityEast Carncuhua Creek at FM 616

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
YearRH/2009
GearSeine

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: 56; *note for SL measurements that gar have heterocercal tails - all length measurements are based on SL and are approximate; MinSL(mm): 82.24; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence Medium

Collecting Event

Collected June 4, 2009
Collecting Event ID 15511
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Matagorda, Texas
Name East Carancahua Creek at FM 616
Hydrography
USGS HUC Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal East Matagorda Bay East Carancahua Creek East Carancahua Creek
HydroBASINS   7519 751910 75191000 7519100042 751910004210
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 121004010200
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
georeference July 19, 2012
Error: 43.669Locality: East Carancahua Creek at FM 616Coordinates: 28.86359;-96.28471Georferencer: MJCGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/4/2009-6/4/2009
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 6\4\2009-6\4\2009
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Martin, F. Douglas Cohen, Adam Espelee Ray, Brandon

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