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CAS_47473

Not suspect, not examined
Potosi Pupfish Cyprinodon alvarezi

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 24.84157° N, 100.32145° W (± 6961 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesalvarezi

Specimen

Num Specimens4
Preparation75% ETHYL

Identification

DeterminerA. CASTRO/1981

Collection Event

CollectorCASTRO & LOISELLE
Collected Date1980.11.9-
Field NumberC&L 9-XI-80

Geography

CountryMexico
StateNUEVO LEON
LocalityEl Potosi; spring-fed pond.

Other

Number108
IdFALSE
MsFALSE
Accession1981-II:11
InventoryFound
RadiographFALSE
Tax HistoryN

Record Source

Source California Academy of Sciences (type: specimens)
Institution California Academy of Sciences (type: museum)
Curator Luiz Rocha
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified March 31, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 4

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon alvarezi
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 9, 1980
Collecting Event ID 29684
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Galeana, Nuevo León
Name Unknown
Hydrography
HydroBASINS 7532 753207 75320701 7532070193 753207019330
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks: Unsure of spring or pond locality, so treated as near El Potosí. Point placed near center of town and uncertainty runs halfway to nearest town.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 45
Remarks: Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution.
Coordinates: -98.15913, 24.84188
GBIF latlong_remarks: Can't find 'Wallelejho River', so point treated as: along MEX 101, near San Fernando. Point placed on stream crossing of MEX 101 closest to San Fernando center and uncertainty runs along MEX 101, ha
Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution.
verbatim data June 30, 2021
Count of specimens retrieved from GBIF and applied to verbatim data: 4
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/9/1980-11/9/1980
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Castro, Loiselle
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 11\9\1980-11\9\1980

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