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CAS_135963

Not suspect, not examined
Comanche Springs Pupfish – Cyprinodon elegans
TX Endangered SGCN Federal: Endangered NS G1 NS S1

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.93498° N, 103.84941° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Specieselegans

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerG.S. Myers/1940

Collection Event

CollectorG. S. MYERS
Collected Date1936.9.21

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJeff Davis
LocalityPhantom L., Toyahvale; E side of Davis Mts., Texas

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 Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon elegans
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 21, 1936
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 8837
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Jeff Davis, Texas
Name Phantom Lake Spring near Balmorhea State Park
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Toyah Upper Toyah Creek San Solomon Creek-Toyah Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700030201
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: 9/21/1936-9/21/1936
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Myers, George S.
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: George S. Myers
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 9/21/1936-9/21/1936
georeference June 6, 2007
Error: 43.656Locality: Phantom Lake Spring near Balmorhea State ParkCoordinates: 30.934982335;-103.849406136Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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