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TNHCi_64854

Not suspect, not examined
American Eel Anguilla rostrata
SGCN NS G4 NS S4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.49510° N, 97.45530° W (± 90 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyAnguillidae
GenusAnguilla
Speciesrostrata

Specimen

Num Specimens2
PreparationFluid - 1; Tissue - 1; Otolith - 2

Identification

Identified ByBotros, John
Date Identified27-06-2017

Collection Event

CollectorBotros, John; et al.
Collected Date27-6-2017 to 27-6-2017
Field Numberz64854

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGonzales
LocalityGuadalupe River below Gonzales Dam; Gonzales, Texas, United States; 29.4951000000, -97.4553000000
Latitude29.4951000000
Longitude-97.4553000000
DatumWGS84
Error90.0000000000

Other

Event RemarksFrom John Botros (TPWD): captured along rip-rap located on river left along first bend downstream of dam...We also tried using trotlines and traps, but these gear were unsuccessful

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 June 6, 2020

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla Anguilla rostrata
Determiner John Botros
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 27, 2017
Collecting Event ID 433223
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gonzales, Texas
Name Guadalupe River below Gonzales Dam; Gonzales, Texas, United States; 29.4951000000, -97.4553000000
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe Middle Guadalupe Mill Creek-Guadalupe River Kerr Creek-Guadalupe River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Southern Post Oak Savanna
HUC 12 121002020207
Georeferencing Remarks Georeferencing details copied from donor into FoTX fields | Georef remarks:
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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