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MSB_10697

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.19999° N, 103.60564° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens4

Collection Event

CollectorS.P. PLATANIA & B.K. LANG
Collected Date1992.3.14

Geography

DrainageRIO GRANDE
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
LocalityTerlingua Creek, at U.S.G.S. gauging station, ca. 4 miles upstream of the Rio Grande.

Record Source

Source Museum of Southwestern Biology (type: specimens)
Institution Museum of Southwestern Biology (type: museum)
Curator Thomas F. Turner
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 4

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 March 14, 1992
Collecting Event ID 11306
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Brewster, Texas
Name Terlingua Creek at Terlingua Abaja Gage
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Terlingua Lower Terlingua Creek Sierra Aguja-Terlingua Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands
HUC 12 130402040407
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation Should be \"Abaja\" not \"Abojo\"
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: 3/14/1992-3/14/1992
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Platania, Steven P. Lang, Brian K.
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 Annotation: Should be 'Abaja' not 'Abojo'
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Steven P. Platania, Brian K. Lang
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/14/1992-3/14/1992
georeference November 8, 2006
Error: 43.667Remarks: Should be 'Abaja' not 'Abojo'Locality: Terlingua Creek at Terlingua Abaja GageCoordinates: 29.19999063;-103.605643455Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Should be 'Abaja' not 'Abojo'

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