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INHS_68393

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.75069° N, 99.56687° W (± 2541.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorL.M. Page & M.E. Retzer
Collected Date1985.5.2

Geography

DrainageNueces
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBandera
Localitytrib. Rio Sabinal; WVanderpool

Record Source

Source Illinois Natural History Survey (type: specimens)
Institution Illinois Natural History Survey (type: museum)
Curator Chris Taylor
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments GIS-based name change, no examination | ID updated based on taxonomic revision for this species/location
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 2, 1985
Collecting Event ID 2603
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Bandera, Texas
Name Tributary system just west of Vanderpool
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Upper Frio Upper Sabinal River Long Hollow-Sabinal River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Balcones Canyonlands
HUC 12 121101060603
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as tributary system just west of Vanderpool
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: 5/2/1985-5/2/1985
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Page, Larry M. Retzer, Michael E.
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: Treated as tributary system just west of Vanderpool
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Larry M. Page, M.E. Retzer
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/2/1985-5/2/1985
georeference June 8, 2006
Error: 2541.15417598909Remarks: Treated as tributary system just west of VanderpoolLocality: Tributary system just west of VanderpoolCoordinates: 29.750691748;-99.566874567Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Treated as tributary system just west of Vanderpool

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