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USNM_454

Not suspect, not examined
Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.45416° N, 98.63250° W (± 25749 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPomotis
Speciesnefastus

Collection Event

CollectorL. Whipple
Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityLeon River, 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 aquilensis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1853 – Dec. 31, 1853
Collecting Event ID 11520
Collecting Event Notes For collection information see: Girard 1858 Part Four: Fishes. Explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War in 1853-6, Volume X
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Bexar, Texas
Name Leon Creek, entire length
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal San Antonio Medina Leon Creek Middle Leon Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 121003020405
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Assuming Leon Creek (Bexar County), which is a major tributary of the San Antonio River
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
collectors June 30, 2021
note: Collection details found here: Girard 1858 Part Four: Fishes. Explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War in 1853-6, Volume X
collectors: Kennerly Caleb Burwell Rowan
date June 30, 2021
note: For collection information see: Girard 1858 Part Four: Fishes. Explorations and surveys for a railroad route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War in 1853-6, Volume X
date_range: 1/1/1853-12/31/1853
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1853-12/31/1859
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Whipple, L.
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: Original georeference taken from locality ID#2071
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: L. Whipple
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1853-12/31/1859
georeference January 26, 2011
Error: 104620.234751551Remarks: Original georeference taken from locality ID#2071Locality: Leon River, entire lengthCoordinates: 31.735411834;-98.033400753Georeferencer: MJCGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Original georeference taken from locality ID#2071

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