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USNM_440

Not suspect, not examined
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.76015° N, 97.03489° W (± 2000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPomotis
Speciesheros

Collection Event

CollectorM. Emory
Collected Date1854 00 00 - 0000 00 00

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityDry Creek Near Victoria, Tex.

Record Source

Source National Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution National Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Lynne Parenti
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Centrarchidae Lepomis Lepomis macrochirus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1854 – Dec. 31, 1854
Collecting Event ID 52
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Victoria, Texas
Name Dry Creek, near Victoria
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe Lower Guadalupe Spring Creek-Guadalupe River Saxet Lakes-Guadalupe River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 121002040108
Georeferencing Remarks Dry Creek is noted as being “near Victoria, Tex” in both Girard 1859 Ichthyological Notices. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11:113-122,156-161 and Girard 1859 Ichthyological of the Boundary. U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey Rep. 2:1-85.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 2000
Remarks: Dry Creek is noted as being “near Victoria, Tex” in both Girard 1859 Ichthyological Notices. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11:113-122,156-161 and Girard 1859 Ichthyological of the Boundary. U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey Rep. 2:1-85.
Locality: Dry Creek, near VictoriaCoordinates: -97.034888, 28.760148Georeferencer: Gary Garrett
Dry Creek is noted as being “near Victoria, Tex” in both Girard 1859 Ichthyological Notices. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11:113-122,156-161 and Girard 1859 Ichthyological of the Boundary. U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey Rep. 2:1-85.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1854-12/31/1854
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Kennerly, C.B. Dr.Emory, W.H. Major
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: Entire length is determined to be 'near'.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: C.B. Kennerly, W.H. Emory
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1854-12/31/1854
georeference October 4, 2006
Error: 8864.26675196197Remarks: Entire length is determined to be 'near'.Locality: Dry Creek, entire lengthCoordinates: 28.784709211;-97.07327957Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Entire length is determined to be 'near'.

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