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ASU_539

Not suspect, not examined
Western Mosquitofish – Gambusia affinis
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.89079° N, 97.93374° W (± 5484.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens5

Collection Event

CollectorKoehn R K; Pierce J
Collected Date1963.2.2

Geography

DrainageGuadalupe
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHays
Locality; san marcos r at source

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 5

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 2, 1963
Collecting Event ID 959
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Blackland Prairies
Jurisdiction Hays, Texas
Name San Marcos River, headwaters
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe San Marcos Upper San Marcos River Purgatory Creek-San Marcos River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 121002030302
Georeferencing Remarks Point placed on Spring Lake, but extent extends upstream to end of intermittent tributary feeding Spring Lake.
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: 2/2/1963-2/2/1963
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Koehn, R.K. Pierce, J.
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
Georef Remark: Point placed on Spring Lake, but extent extends upstream to end of intermittent tributary feeding Spring Lake.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: R.K. Koehn, J. Pierce
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/2/1963-2/2/1963
georeference September 7, 2006
Error: 5484.64435197647
Remarks: Point placed on Spring Lake, but extent extends upstream to end of intermittent tributary feeding Spring Lake.
Locality: San Marcos River, headwatersCoordinates: 29.890790232;-97.933743672Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point placed on Spring Lake, but extent extends upstream to end of intermittent tributary feeding Spring Lake.

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