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INHS_80766

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.97066° N, 101.15783° W (± 2232.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorL.M. Page,B.M. Burr, R.L. Mayden & M.A. Morris
Collected Date1978.5.29

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalityDevils River; 22 road miN Comstock

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 29, 1978
Collecting Event ID 2755
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Devils River, 22 miles north of Comstock
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Devils Lower Devils Deaton Draw-Devils River Brushy Draw-Devils River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Semiarid Edwards Plateau
HUC 12 130403020104
Georeferencing Remarks Measured by SH 163 from Comstock and location placed on river at closest point.
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: 5/29/1978-5/29/1978
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Page, Larry M. Burr, Brooks M. Mayden, Richard L. Morris, M.A.
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 SH 163 from Comstock and location placed on river at closest point.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Larry M. Page, Brooks M. Burr, Richard L. Mayden, M.A. Morris
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/29/1978-5/29/1978
georeference April 9, 2008
Error: 2232.16012799042Remarks: Measured by SH 163 from Comstock and location placed on river at closest point.Locality: Devils River, 22 miles north of ComstockCoordinates: 29.970660874;-101.157825199Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured by SH 163 from Comstock and location placed on river at closest point.

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