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ASU_2797

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.94473° N, 103.78505° W (± 928.1 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Specieselegans

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorBarber W E;
Collected Date1966.12.16

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyReeves
Locality; main canal below san solomon spring balmorhea state park

Record Source

Source Arizona State University (type: specimens)
Institution Arizona State University (type: university)
Curator Thomas Dowling (but transitioning out)
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 2

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 Dec. 16, 1966
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 2006
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Reeves, Texas
Name Solomon spring in Balmorhea State Park
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Toyah Upper Toyah Creek San Solomon Creek-Toyah Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700030201
Georeferencing Remarks assumed in State Park boundries.
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: 12/16/1966-12/16/1966
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Barber, William E.
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
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: William E. Barber
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 12/16/1966-12/16/1966
georeference June 6, 2007
Error: 928.055649603712Locality: Solomon spring in Balmorhea State ParkCoordinates: 30.944732217;-103.785054563Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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