Fishes of Texas Project Documentation

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Incoming data are processed in batches (tracks) defined by the time of acquisition or type of data (i.e. specimen vouchered or unvouchered). New data tracks typically contain new records not previously included in the database except in some rare instances (see Instances of Record Duplication). The database is constantly growing and being improved upon and this work can be followed in the table below.

For some data tracks we may provide donor's verbatim data online before our editing process is complete. This will sometimes result in some records not being retrieved in certain online queries. For example if records lack georeferenced coordinates and thus also GIS-derived categorical field assignments (county, drainage, HUC, Ecoregion, etc.) they will not be retrieved by queries of those fields. Always search the verbatim fields in addition our edited fields to find all records of interest.

Below is a table describing our datasets and our progress towards getting them included in the online database. Some data tracks may later be combined for processing and uploading depending on progress on each, which is largely tied to project funding. Some details below may change upon closer examination and editing of our datasets. For a complete summary of our project's status users should look at this table as well as Version Tracking, Institutions Contributing Data and What's New.


DataTrack1Track2Track3Track4Track5Track6Track7Track8Track9Track10
Data sourceIchthyology collectionsIchthyology collectionsIchthyology collectionsTexas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentTexas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentUnited States Geological SurveyTexas Commission on Environmental QualityFoTX literature compilationFoTX photo vouchered databaseFoTX museum archive extractions
Voucher typeMuseum specimensMuseum specimensMuseum specimensUnvoucheredUnvoucheredUnvoucheredUnvoucheredUnvoucheredPhotographsUnvouchered
Data detailsReceived upon request from numerous institutionsReceived upon request from numerous institutionsReceived upon request from numerous institutionsInland Fisheries surveys databaseFish kill databaseVarious compiled collectionsSWQMIS databaseVarious literature sources including dissertations, agency reports and primary literature. Many of these sources come from the Clark Hubbs library archived at the Texas Natural History Collection.Photographs compiled by FoTX project. Photos come from collections made by staff and contacts as well as the internet and FoTX website user submissions.Most records are species occurrences recorded in field notes that cannot be tied to museum specimen holdings. Presumably these specimens have been lost or destroyed before ever being cataloged. In some cases collectors donate field notes to museums but not specimens.
FoTX version first available (see Version Tracking)1.0 Beta1.10; released as downloadable spreadsheet; futher develoed and integrated into database with version 2.0 of website.unreleasedunreleasedunreleasedunreleasedunreleasedunreleasedunreleasedunreleased
Online availability detailsAll fields available including FoTX edits. Some data editing errors fixed in version 1.1. Records available are limited to those institutions granting permission (see Institutions Contributing Data)All fields available including FoTX edits. Records available are limited to those institutions granting permission (see Institutions Contributing Data)Not yet availableNot yet availableNot yet availableNot yet availableNot yet availableNot yet availableNot yet availableNot yet available
Number of contributors to entire dataset (see Institutions Contributing Data)339 new and 29 updates2 new and 3 updates (still acquiring)1111NANANA
Number of records (number changes over time as we "split" records due to changes in taxa determinations)81,21843,1156,40969,248834,722??13,714 and growing20 and growingestimate at 4,000
Dates of acquisition11/1997 to 05/200604/2009 to 10/201010/2010 and ongoing3/20112/201111/2010 to 4/2011not yet in possession6/2010 and ongoing2010 and ongoing2009-2010
Records compiled/formattedyesyesnononononononono
Records georeferenced67,19020,900nononononononono
Distinct georeferenced localities5,7292,510????????
Collecting events10,954
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Taxa synonymized with accepted namesyesyesnononononononono
Geographic outliers flagged for verification3,455436nononononononono
Geographic outliers verifiedongoing (4,993 lots examined as of 5/15/2015)progressing (1,241 lots examined as of 5/15/2015)nonot possiblenot possiblenot possiblenot possiblenot possiblenonot possible
Collection dates edited3,114yesnononononononono
Collector names editedyesyesnononononononono
Date range1851 to 20061853-2010?1975-20111951-2011?-20111968-2011(developing)(developing)(developing)
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