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TNHCi_58753

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

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Map

Location 30.25535° N, 94.17249° W (± 200 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyLepisosteidae
GenusLepisosteus
Speciesoculatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1
PreparationFluid - 1

Identification

Identification RemarksFDM notes: < 49 predorsal myomeres, 57 total myomeres
Identified ByMartin, F.
Date Identified2015.7.28

Collection Event

CollectorCohen, A.; Labay, Ben; Casarez, Melissa; Robertson, Sarah; Janise, Cody
Collected Date2015.5.1
Field NumberAEC20150501-2
Event Remarkstrot lines, seines, cast nets used too - traps set overnight; field number on handwritten tags in jars read: AEC20150501-02 (should be -2 not -02)

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHardin
LocalityVillage Creek at Village Creek State Park
Latitude30.255349
Longitude-94.172491
DatumWGS84
Error200.0

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 1

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 May 1, 2015
Collecting Event ID 417244
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Hardin, Texas
Name Village Creek at Village Creek State Park
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Neches Neches Village Cypress Creek-Village Creek Ellis Branch-Village Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Flatwoods
HUC 12 120200060407
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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