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TNHCi_52397

Not suspect, not examined
Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.48143° N, 94.39467° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyLepisosteidae
GenusLepisosteus
Speciesoculatus

Specimen

Num Specimens5
PreparationDry skeleton - 5

Identification

Date Identified..

Collection Event

CollectorChaney; et al.
Collected Date1985.10.12
Field Numberz33041

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHardin
LocalityVillage Creek at US 69/287
Latitude30.4814329
Longitude-94.3946707
DatumWGS84
Error43.659

Georeferencing

Georeference RemarksUS 287 is joined with US 69 at this point in the highway.

Record

Occurrence RemarksAccording to ledger, there are 6 specimens for this record. Only 5 dry specimens found tagged TAIC 4691.1, 4691.2, 4691.4, 4691.5, and 46??.?. Assuming tag fell off 6th, so can't be sure which of tagless dry specimens goes with this record.

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 5

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Lepisosteiformes Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus Lepisosteus oculatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 12, 1985
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 316697
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Hardin, Texas
Name Village Creek at US 69/287
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Neches Neches Village Big Sandy Creek-Village Creek Kimball Creek-Village Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Flatwoods
HUC 12 120200060107
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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