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MCZ_1309

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 25.84344° N, 97.49971° W (± 6199 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesgracilis

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerS. Garman

Collection Event

CollectorCouch, Lt. (leg.)
Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryMexico
StateTamaulipas
CountyUnknown
LocalityMatamoros

Record Source

Source Museum of Comparative Zoology (type: specimens)
Institution Museum of Comparative Zoology (type: museum)
Curator Karel Liem
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
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 Jan. 1, 1852 – Dec. 31, 1853
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 30202
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Name Unknown
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 130900020501
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks: Point placed at water nearest to Matamoros center. Uncertainty includes all possible water in/around Matamoros (including Rio Bravo stretch at Matamoros).
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 4677
Remarks: Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
Coordinates: -97.476332, 25.883468
GBIF latlong_remarks: Point placed on river at near center of Matamoros and uncertainty includes all of river within Matamoros vicinity.
Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
verbatim data June 30, 2021
Count of specimens retrieved from GBIF and applied to verbatim data: 1
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1852-12/31/1853
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Couch, D.N. Lieutenant
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: NANot Georeferenced Because: Mexico
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: D.N. Couch
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1852-12/31/1853
georeference April 13, 2007
Coordinates: ;Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Unknown Mexico Tamaulipas

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