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AMNH_18872

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.88355° N, 97.93520° W (± 3231.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens4

Collection Event

CollectorNo Name
Collected Date1928.5.15

Geography

DrainageGuadalupe
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHays
LocalitySan Marcos River, San Marcos

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 4

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments GIS-based name change, no examination | ID updated based on taxonomic revision for this species/location
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 15, 1928
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 2617
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Blackland Prairies
Jurisdiction Hays, Texas
Name San Marcos River at San Marcos
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe San Marcos Upper San Marcos River Purgatory Creek-San Marcos River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 121002030302
Georeferencing Remarks Reach inside 2.5 mile radius of city center
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: 5/15/1928-5/15/1928
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: NAGeoref Remark: Reach inside 2.5 mile radius of city center
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Unknown
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/15/1928-5/15/1928
georeference September 7, 2006
Error: 3231.56275198613Remarks: Reach inside 2.5 mile radius of city centerLocality: San Marcos River at San MarcosCoordinates: 29.883550469;-97.935203692Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Reach inside 2.5 mile radius of city center

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