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ANSP_7222

Not suspect, not examined
Comanche Springs Pupfish – Cyprinodon elegans
TX Endangered SGCN Federal: Endangered NS G1 NS S1

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.88296° N, 102.87742° W (± 242.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Specieselegans

Identification

DeterminerS.Baird, C.Girard, 1853

Collection Event

CollectorJ.H.Clark
Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryUnknown
StateUnknown
CountyUnknown
LocalityComanche Springs, Rio Grande del Norte (Rio Bravo).

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 Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon elegans
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1851 – Dec. 31, 1854
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 7928
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Brewster, Texas
Name Comanche Springs
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Landreth-Monument Draws Comanche Creek Headwaters Comanche Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands
HUC 12 130700071801
Georeferencing Remarks Based on endemic species in this collecting event we assume we know which Comanche Springs this is referring to.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 200
Remarks: Girard 1859 Ichthyology of the Boundary. U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey Rep. 2:1-85. Evermann & Kendall 1894 The fishes of Texas and the Rio Grande… US Government Printing Office.
Locality: Camanche SpringsCoordinates: -102.874753, 30.885772Georeferencer: Gary Garrett
Girard 1859 Ichthyology of the Boundary. U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey Rep. 2:1-85. Evermann & Kendall 1894 The fishes of Texas and the Rio Grande… US Government Printing Office.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
staff comment July 31, 2012
not available or not found
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1851-12/31/1854
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Clark, John H.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: John H. Clark
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: This lot in need of examination, but we have not been able to find this specimen at the donor institution. Specimen is likely either on loan, mis-shelved, permanently lost or in rare cases destroyed. Work in progress.
Georef Remark: There are several Comanche Springs in Texas. This is the closest one to the Rio Grande River.
flag (suspect/examine) November 5, 2011
suspect flag — We wish to examine this specimen
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1851-12/31/1854
staff comment February 3, 2011
not available or not found
georeference April 25, 2007
Error: 43.666
Remarks: There are several Comanche Springs in Texas. This is the closest one to the Rio Grande River.
Locality: Comanche Springs on Comanche CreekCoordinates: 29.274737734;-103.717586486Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
There are several Comanche Springs in Texas. This is the closest one to the Rio Grande River.

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