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ANSP_20446

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 32.75996° N, 97.33827° W (± 3500 m)

Taxonomy

GenusZygonectes
Speciesbrachypterus

Identification

DeterminerE.D.Cope, 1880:34

Collection Event

CollectorE.D.Cope collection
Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUnknown
LocalityTrinity River at Fort Worth.

Record Source

Source Academy of Natural Sciences (type: specimens)
Institution Academy of Natural Sciences (type: museum)
Curator John G. Lundberg (but transitioning out)
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 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 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 Jan. 1, 1877 – Dec. 31, 1893
Collecting Event ID 145
Collecting Event Notes This map represents Cope's Texas trips (see map: https://bioone.org/journals/transactions-of-the-kansas-academy-of-science/volume-119/issue-3-4/062.119.0409/The-Last-Time--Edward-Drinker-Copes-Last-Trip-to/10.1660/062.119.0409.full?tab=ArticleLinkFigureTable). He was in TX on at least 1892/93 and 1877 and 1874. His Rio Grande and NM collections are from 1874 (based o this map and records from the RG with 1874 date).
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Blackland Prairies
Jurisdiction Tarrant, Texas
Name Fort Worth
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Trinity Upper Trinity Lower West Fork Trinity Big Fossil Creek-West Fork Trinity River Headwaters Sycamore Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Grand Prairie
HUC 12 120301020502
Georeferencing Remarks 1918 map of Fort Worth (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/fort_worth18.jpg) shows a much smaller city than what it is currently. Used this to define the geographic extent of Fort Worth. Point placed on confluecne of Clear and West Forks of Trinity and extent runs acrross town to east.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 3500
Remarks: 1918 map of Fort Worth (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/fort_worth18.jpg) shows a much smaller city than what it is currently. Used this to define the geographic extent of Fort Worth. Point placed on confluecne of Clear and West Forks of Trinity and extent runs acrross town to east.
Locality: Fort WorthCoordinates: -97.33827, 32.759959Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
1918 map of Fort Worth (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/fort_worth18.jpg) shows a much smaller city than what it is currently. Used this to define the geographic extent of Fort Worth. Point placed on confluecne of Clear and West Forks of Trinity and extent runs acrross town to east.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 30, 2021
note: This map represents Cope's Texas trips (see map: https://bioone.org/journals/transactions-of-the-kansas-academy-of-science/volume-119/issue-3-4/062.119.0409/The-Last-Time--Edward-Drinker-Copes-Last-Trip-to/10.1660/062.119.0409.full?tab=ArticleLinkFigureTable). He was in TX on at least 1892/93 and 1877 and 1874. His Rio Grande and NM collections are from 1874 (based o this map and records from the RG with 1874 date).
date_range: 1/1/1877-12/31/1893
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/1/1877-11/30/1877
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Cope, Edward Drinker
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: E.D. Cope
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/1/1877-11/31/1877
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
Georef Remark: This must refer to either the West Fork Trinity River or Clear Fork Trinity River. Treated as shown.
georeference October 9, 2007
Error: 12968.0939519444
Remarks: This must refer to either the West Fork Trinity River or Clear Fork Trinity River. Treated as shown.
Locality: Fort WorthCoordinates: 32.725414293;-97.320484752Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
This must refer to either the West Fork Trinity River or Clear Fork Trinity River. Treated as shown.

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