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ANSP_74072

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.69408° N, 94.99339° W (± 363.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus

Specimen

Num Specimens2
Preparation2 alcohol; 0 skeleton: 0 clr&stained

Identification

DeterminerR.Bailey & R.Kuehne, 1954

Collection Event

CollectorJohn Cairns, Jr. - ANSP Dept. Limnology
Collected Date1954.July.27-1954.July.30
Field NumberAPI54-5

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyHarris Co.
LocalityBlack Can #21, 6.5 miles down Houston Ship Channel(San Jacinto R.) from St.Jacinto Battlefield Mnt*.
Latitude DMS° ' ''
Longitude DMS° ' ''

Other

Group Number32B
Previous NumberSta.5
Primary Remarks?
SalinityM
Remarks*about 4 mi.east of Spilman's Island. API Survey sta.5.

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 2

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 21944
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Harris, Texas
Name Houston Ship Channel, off Hog and Spilmans Islands.
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto San Jacinto Buffalo-San Jacinto Buffalo Bayou-San Jacinto River Goose Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 120401040706
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Distance measured in nautical miles, which is equal to 7.48 land miles down the channel. The location was placed at the midpoint of the channel and the extent include the area between Hog and Spilmans Islands.
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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