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ASU_444

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.17768° N, 102.99693° W (± 48293.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesfasciatus

Specimen

Num Specimens15

Collection Event

CollectorMinckley W L;
Collected Date1963.7.17

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
Locality; tornillo cr at mouth big bend national 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 15

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments GIS-based name change, no examination | ID updated based on taxonomic revision for this species/location
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 17, 1963
Collecting Event ID 344
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Mexico
Name Rio Grande at Tornillo Creek
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Big Bend Heath Creek-Rio Grande Ernst Ridge-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Low Mountains and Bajadas
HUC 12 130402052404
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: 7/17/1963-7/17/1963
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Minckley, Wendell L.
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: Wendell L. Minckley
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/17/1963-7/17/1963
georeference October 27, 2006
Error: 48293.1947517928Locality: Rio Grande River at Tornillo CreekCoordinates: 29.177683065;-102.996928357Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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