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AMNH_17390

Not suspect, not examined
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.76163° N, 97.39941° W (± 17715.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorNo Name
Collected Date1947.8.1

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityCorpus Christi, After Waterspout And Rain of Fishes

Record Source

Source American Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution American Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Barbara Brown
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 1, 1947
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 2678
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Corpus Christi
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Oso Creek Oso Creek-Frontal Oso Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 121102020106
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/1/1947-8/1/1947
collectors May 23, 2012
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: NA
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Unknown
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/1/1947-8/1/1947
georeference March 1, 2007
Error: 17715.658751924Locality: Corpus ChristiCoordinates: 27.761625138;-97.399405689Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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