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ASU_4735

Not suspect, not examined
Conchos Pupfish Cyprinodon eximius
TX Threatened SGCN NS G3 NS S1

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.52065° N, 104.29197° W (± 182.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Specieseximius

Collection Event

CollectorMinckley W L;
Collected Date1963.7.1

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPresidio
Locality; alamito creek at mouth- from aquirium stock- died jan 1970

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 No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon eximius
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date May 23, 2022
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments Specimen not examined. Species determination change based on taxonomic change as defined by published literature or other standard
Identification Confidence Unknown

Previous Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon sp. (Devils River Pupfish)
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments All records of Cyprinodon eximius from Alamito Creek, Devils River drainages (TX) have been changed to this undescribed species as per Echelle at al. (Copeia, 2005(2), pp320-339).
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 1, 1963
Collecting Event ID 1967
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Mexico
Name Alamito Creek at the Rio Grande
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Alamito Alamito Creek-Rio Grande Aranoso Draw-Alamito Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Low Mountains and Bajadas
HUC 12 130402020507
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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