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DMNH_15

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 33.89744° N, 98.59832° W (± 13339.9 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGAMBUSIA
SpeciesAFFINIS

Collection Event

CollectorBOWEN, J
Collected Date1953.9.11

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWichita
Locality5 MI W OF WICHITA FALLS

Record Source

Source Museum of Nature and Science (type: specimens)
Institution Museum of Nature and Science (type: museum)
Curator Dr. Anthony Fiorillo
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 No data

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 Sept. 11, 1953
Collecting Event ID 3014
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Rolling Plains
Jurisdiction Wichita, Texas
Name 5 miles West of Wichita Falls
Hydrography Arkansas-White-Red Region Red-Washita Red-Lake Texoma Wichita Buffalo Creek-Wichita River Pond Creek-Wichita River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Broken Red Plains
HUC 12 111302060407
Georeferencing Remarks measured by air
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: 9/11/1953-9/11/1953
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Bowen, 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: NAGeoref Remark: measured by air
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: J. Bowen
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 9/11/1953-9/11/1953
georeference July 17, 2007
Error: 13339.8524159428Remarks: measured by airLocality: 5 mile West of Wichita FallsCoordinates: 33.897439825;-98.598321587Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
measured by air

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