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ASU_990

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.12509° N, 99.89455° W (± 5685.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens47

Collection Event

CollectorMinckley W L; Koehn R K
Collected Date1964.6.12

Geography

DrainageNueces
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUvalde
Locality; nueces river- 11&5/10 miles sw uvalde

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 47

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 June 12, 1964
Collecting Event ID 2358
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Uvalde, Texas
Name Nueces River southwest of Uvalde
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Upper Nueces Indian Creek-Nueces River Elm Creek-Nueces River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains
HUC 12 121101030103
Georeferencing Remarks Point is placed on river at line drawn southwest of Uvalde and extent runs to line drawn west-southwest out of Uvalde geographic center.
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: 6/12/1964-6/12/1964
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Minckley, Wendell L. Koehn, R.K.
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 is placed on river at line drawn southwest of Uvalde and extent runs to line drawn west-southwest out of Uvalde geographic center.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Wendell L. Minckley, R.K. Koehn
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/12/1964-6/12/1964
georeference January 30, 2007
Error: 5685.8123519756
Remarks: Point is placed on river at line drawn southwest of Uvalde and extent runs to line drawn west-southwest out of Uvalde geographic center.
Locality: Nueces River southwest of UvaldeCoordinates: 29.125092284;-99.894551083Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point is placed on river at line drawn southwest of Uvalde and extent runs to line drawn west-southwest out of Uvalde geographic center.

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