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TNHCi_5211

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

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Map

Location 29.18870° N, 102.94516° W (± 350 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciesosseus

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C.S.; et al.
Collected Date1956.4.27

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
LocalityRio Grande, Boquillas crossing

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
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 osseus
Determiner Valerie Gawenda Bugh
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: lateral line scales: 57,57; preanal myomeres: 39; *note for SL measurements that gar have heterocercal tails - all length measurements are based on SL and are approximate; MinSL(mm): 39.46; MaxSL(mm): 62.35; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence Medium

Collecting Event

Collected April 28, 1956
Collecting Event ID 11509
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Brewster, Texas
Name Rio Grande at Boquillas Crossing
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Big Bend Heath Creek-Rio Grande Ernst Ridge-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Low Mountains and Bajadas
HUC 12 130402052404
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/28/1956-4/28/1956
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Pettus, D.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, D. Pettus
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/27/1956-4/27/1956
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
georeference November 14, 2006
Error: 558.442367997604Locality: Rio Grande River at BoquillasCoordinates: 29.174043315;-102.950267191Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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