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MCZ_41141

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.31464° N, 99.48056° W (± 2000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerC. George, 1960

Collection Event

CollectorClark, J.H.
Collected Datenone

Geography

DrainageNueces
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUvalde
LocalityRio Sabinal and Rio Nueces [exact locality unknown]

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 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 Jan. 1, 1851 – Dec. 31, 1851
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 2376
Collecting Event Notes For collection information see: Girard 1859 Ichthyology of the Boundary. U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey Rep. 2:1-85. Evermann & Kendall 1894 The fishes of Texas and the Rio Grande… US Government Printing Office
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Uvalde, Texas
Name Sabinal River
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Nueces Headwaters Montell Creek-Nueces River Elm Slough-Nueces River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
HUC 12 121101010406
Georeferencing Remarks Emory, W.H. 1857. Report on the United States and Mexican boundary survey. Volume 1, page 135, Table of Distances; Collection assumed to be near 'Road from El Paso to San Antonio' on Boundary Survey maps
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 2000
Remarks: Emory, W.H. 1857. Report on the United States and Mexican boundary survey. Volume 1, page 135, Table of Distances; Collection assumed to be near 'Road from El Paso to San Antonio' on Boundary Survey maps
Locality: Sabinal RiverCoordinates: -99.480555, 29.314644Georeferencer: Gary Garrett
Emory, W.H. 1857. Report on the United States and Mexican boundary survey. Volume 1, page 135, Table of Distances; Collection assumed to be near 'Road from El Paso to San Antonio' on Boundary Survey maps
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 30, 2021
note: For collection information see: Girard 1859 Ichthyology of the Boundary. U.S. and Mexican Boundary Survey Rep. 2:1-85. Evermann & Kendall 1894 The fishes of Texas and the Rio Grande… US Government Printing Office.
date_range: 1/1/1851-12/31/1851
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1851-12/31/1854
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Clark, John H.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: John H. Clark
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1851-12/31/1854
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 Remark: These rivers cover most of the county. Point is placed on the Nueces River and extent covers all of the Nueces and Sabinal Rivers.
georeference September 13, 2007
Error: 60524.2091517403
Remarks: These rivers cover most of the county. Point is placed on the Nueces River and extent covers all of the Nueces and Sabinal Rivers.
Locality: Sabinal and Nueces RiversCoordinates: 29.370003707;-99.985384029Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
These rivers cover most of the county. Point is placed on the Nueces River and extent covers all of the Nueces and Sabinal Rivers.

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