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TU_85567

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.87484° N, 97.93152° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLepisosteus
Speciesoculatus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerR.D. Suttkus/1961

Collection Event

CollectorJ.S. Ramsey & ASIH Field Party
Collected Date1961.4.1

Geography

DrainageGuadalupe
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHays
LocalitySan Marcos River about 1 mi. below San Marcos Springs, just E of US Hwy. 81.

Record Source

Source Tulane Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Tulane Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Henry L. Bart
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Lepisosteiformes Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus Lepisosteus oculatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 1, 1961
Collecting Event ID 969
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Blackland Prairies
Jurisdiction Hays, Texas
Name San Marcos River at I 35
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe San Marcos Upper San Marcos River Purgatory Creek-San Marcos River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 121002030302
Georeferencing Remarks US 81 = I 35
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/1/1961-4/1/1961
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Ramsey, J.S. Strawn, Kirk R.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: J.S. Ramsey, Kirk R. Strawn
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/1/1961-4/1/1961
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: NAGeoref Remark: Treated as if at I 35
georeference September 8, 2006
Error: 43.662Remarks: Treated as if at I 35Locality: San Marcos River at I 35Coordinates: 29.874840764;-97.931523578Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Treated as if at I 35

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