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INHS_83251

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.17769° N, 102.99700° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorA. Roeske, W.U. Brigham & L.M. Page
Collected Date1969.4.2

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
LocalityTornillo Creek; Big BendNational Park, at mouth

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 Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Jan. 18, 2013
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | all gonopodial characters typical of G. affinis
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected April 2, 1969
Collecting Event ID 2741
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Mexico
Name Rio Grande at Tornillo Creek
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Big Bend Heath Creek-Rio Grande Ernst Ridge-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Low Mountains and Bajadas
HUC 12 130402052404
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation **This record was originally georeferenced by AEC, but with an incorrect error of 30 mi. Should Be 30 m. Addressed by JDH and corrected.
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/2/1969-4/2/1969
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Roeske, A. Brigham, W.U. Page, Larry M.
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
Georef Annotation: **This record was originally georeferenced by AEC, but with an incorrect error of 30 mi. Should Be 30 m. Addressed by JDH and corrected.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: A. Roeske, W.U. Brigham, Larry M. Page
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/2/1969-4/2/1969
georeference July 19, 2010
Error: 43.667
Remarks: **This record was originally georeferenced by AEC, but with an incorrect error of 30 mi. Should Be 30 m. Addressed by JDH and corrected.
Locality: Rio Grande River at Tornillo CreekCoordinates: 29.177689064;-102.996995359Georeferencer: JDHGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
**This record was originally georeferenced by AEC, but with an incorrect error of 30 mi. Should Be 30 m. Addressed by JDH and corrected.

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