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USGS_SourceID_43732

Not suspect, not examined
Tarpon Megalops atlanticus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.24746° N, 98.37398° W (± 45 m)

Taxonomy

SpeciesMegalops atlanticus

Collection Event

Collected Date1985.0

Geography

CountryUS
StateTX
CountyBexar
LocalityVictor Braunig Reservoir [SE San Antonio]
Latitude29.247464
Longitude-98.373985

Record

Issue3

Other

Year AccuracyActual
Ref 1108
Record TypeLiterature
Commentsstocked 1984-85
Huc8 Number12100301
Huc8 NameUpper San Antonio
Lat Long SourceMap derived
Lat Long AccuracyAccurate
Statusfailed
AuthorHowells, R.G., and G.P. Garrett
Date1992
TitleStatus of some exotic sport fishes in Texas waters.
JournalTexas Journal of Science
Vol44
Pages317-324

Record Source

Source United States Geological Survey (type: miscellaneous)
Institution United States Geological Survey (type: federal agency)
Curator Unknown
Record Added June 24, 2020
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 3
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Elopiformes Megalopidae Megalops Megalops atlanticus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1985 – Dec. 31, 1985
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 315436
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Bexar, Texas
Name Victor Braunig Reservoir [SE San Antonio]
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal San Antonio Upper San Antonio Calaveras Creek-San Antonio River Braunig Lake-San Antonio River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 121003010301
Georeferencing Remarks locality name and coordinates copied directly from source; 45 meter default error radius given
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.
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
note: suspect record needs to be examinedExamination: Pending

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