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CAS_100844

Not suspect, examined
Gray Redhorse Moxostoma congestum
NS G4 NS S3

Photos

Map

Location 31.75227° N, 106.49504° W (± 4700 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMoxostoma
Speciescongestum

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerA. J. WOOLMAN 1894

Collection Event

CollectorALBERT J. WOOLMAN & ULYSSES O. COX
Collected Datenone

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyEl Paso
Localityabove the waterworks at El Paso del Norte

Record Source

Source California Academy of Sciences (type: specimens)
Institution California Academy of Sciences (type: museum)
Curator Luiz Rocha
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Catostomidae Moxostoma Moxostoma congestum
Determiner Dean Hendrickson
Determination Date Aug. 13, 2010
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | P1 length=12.88; head length=15.34; eye width=4.03; LL scales=43; head depth=10.6; dorsal slightly concave; scales around cp= 15
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1891 – Dec. 31, 1891
Collecting Event ID 7677
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction El Paso, Texas
Name Rio Grande at El Paso
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Fort Quitman Rio Grande-Fort Quitman Bowman Lateral-Rio Grande McKelligon Canyon
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130401000103
Georeferencing Remarks Woolman's report (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/215790#page/73/mode/1up) indicates that he collected on the Rio Grande at the water works in El Paso. Can't find location of historic water pump station, but point placed on river at current water treatment plant, which falls inthe the historical geography of El Paso, based on a 1908 map (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/el_paso08.jpg). Extent runs to edge of town as indicated on the map.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 4700
Remarks: Woolman's report (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/215790#page/73/mode/1up) indicates that he collected on the Rio Grande at the water works in El Paso. Can't find location of historic water pump station, but point placed on river at current water treatment plant, which falls inthe the historical geography of El Paso, based on a 1908 map (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/el_paso08.jpg). Extent runs to edge of town as indicated on the map.
Locality: Rio Grande at El PasoCoordinates: -106.495044, 31.752268Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Woolman's report (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/215790#page/73/mode/1up) indicates that he collected on the Rio Grande at the water works in El Paso. Can't find location of historic water pump station, but point placed on river at current water treatment plant, which falls inthe the historical geography of El Paso, based on a 1908 map (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/el_paso08.jpg). Extent runs to edge of town as indicated on the map.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1891-12/31/1891
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Woolman, Albert J. Cox, Ullyses O.
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX project
ID Comments: P1 length=12.88; head length=15.34; eye width=4.03; LL scales=43; head depth=10.6; dorsal slightly concave; scales around cp= 15
Georef Remark: Treated as shown. Extent runs halfway to Fabens.ID Confidence: high
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Albert J. Woolman, Ullyses O. Cox
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1891-12/31/1891
georeference October 29, 2007
Error: 20934.3467519102Remarks: Treated as shown. Extent runs halfway to Fabens.Locality: Near El PasoCoordinates: 31.792107109;-106.446004863Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Treated as shown. Extent runs halfway to Fabens.

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