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TNHCi_48468

Not suspect, not examined
Redspotted Sunfish Lepomis miniatus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.87255° N, 98.44716° W (± 3003 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCentrarchidae
GenusLepomis
Speciesminiatus

Specimen

Num Specimens7
PreparationFluid - 7

Identification

Identified ByNorris, Chad
Date Identified..

Collection Event

CollectorNorris, Chad; Nelson, Janet; Saunders, Kenny
Collected Date2010.5.11
Field Numberz48463
Event Remarkss-1, B.P. 1., B.P. 2. Backpack shocker used for some collections.

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyComal
LocalitySpring Branch, 5 km NW, Magic Springs
Latitude29.8725458
Longitude-98.4471636
DatumWGS84
Error3003.0

Georeferencing

Georeference RemarksCould not find exact locality of Magic Springs. According to Springs of Texas Gunnar Brune Volume 1 1981, Magic Springs is located 5 km NW of Spring Branch. Treated as measure "by air".

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added June 24, 2020
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 3
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 7

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Centrarchidae Lepomis Lepomis miniatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 11, 2010
Collecting Event ID 399050
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Comal, Texas
Name Spring Branch, 5 km NW, Magic Springs
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe Upper Guadalupe Guadalupe River-Canyon Lake Spring Branch-Guadalupe River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Balcones Canyonlands
HUC 12 121002010404
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference needs verification/refinement; coordinates provided by donor
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because This record, being part of the track 3 import, is not formally georeferenced by FoTX staff at this time. However, to allow mapping and visualization of this record, locality information has been provisionally accepted if provided by the donor or if location text could be matched to previously georeferenced records by FoTX team or donor data. For many records spatial error is either accepted from the donor (when provided) or derived based on coordinate precision.

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