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ANSP_74045

Not suspect, not examined
Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.75335° N, 95.09459° W (± 105.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus

Specimen

Num Specimens39
Preparation39 alcohol; 0 skeleton: 0 clr&stained

Identification

DeterminerR.Bailey & A.Kuehne

Collection Event

CollectorJohn Cairns, Jr. - ANSP Dept. Limnology
Collected Date1954.July.27-1954.July.30
Field NumberAPI54-3

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyHarris Co.
LocalityVicinity black fl. beacon #61, 200 yards up Houston Ship Channel(Buffalo Bayou)from San Jacinto Battlefield monument
Latitude DMS° ' ''
Longitude DMS° ' ''

Other

Group Number32B
Previous NumberSta.3
Primary RemarksOriginally 69 specimens; 30 sent as gift to C.Sargent for L.Fuselier, University of Kentucky, 6 Oct. 1999.
SalinityM
RemarksAPI Survey, sta.3.

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 April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 39

Current Determination

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

Collecting Event

Collected July 27, 1954 – July 30, 1954
Collecting Event ID 21909
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Harris, Texas
Name Houston Ship Channel, 200 yards upstream from San Jacinto Monument
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto San Jacinto Buffalo-San Jacinto Buffalo Bayou-San Jacinto River Vince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 120401040703
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: 7/27/1954-7/30/1954
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 7\27\1954-7\30\1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Cairns, John Jr.Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia Department of Limnology

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