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TNHCi_7219

Not suspect, not examined
Black Bullhead – Ameiurus melas
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.17123° N, 97.65721° W (± 7415.9 m)

Taxonomy

GenusIctalurus
Speciesmelas

Specimen

Num Specimens7

Collection Event

CollectorBirkhead, W.
Collected Date1967.8.16

Geography

DrainageColorado
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTravis
LocalityOnion Creek, SW of Austin

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 7

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ameiurus Ameiurus melas
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 17, 1967
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 10553
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Blackland Prairies
Jurisdiction Travis, Texas
Name Onion Creek southwest of Austin
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal Middle Colorado-Llano Austin-Travis Lakes Onion Creek-Colorado River Carson Creek-Colorado River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 120902050409
Georeferencing Remarks Reach defined by line drawn south from Austin geographic center downstream to confluence with Colorado River.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/17/1967-8/17/1967
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Birkhead, William
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: William Birkhead
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/16/1967-8/16/1967
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
Georef Remark: Reach defined by line drawn south from Austin geographic center downstream to confluence with Colorado River.
georeference October 24, 2006
Error: 7415.85715196818
Remarks: Reach defined by line drawn south from Austin geographic center downstream to confluence with Colorado River.
Locality: Onion Creek southwest of AustinCoordinates: 30.171231505;-97.657207301Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Reach defined by line drawn south from Austin geographic center downstream to confluence with Colorado River.

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