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MSB_12855

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.93498° N, 103.84941° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorS.P. PLATANIA & D.A. YOUNG
Collected Date1993.3.11

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJeff Davis
LocalityPhantom Lake Springs seep.

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 2

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 11, 1993
Collecting Event ID 7213
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Jeff Davis, Texas
Name Phantom Lake Spring near Balmorhea State Park
Hydrography
USGS HUC Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Toyah Upper Toyah Creek San Solomon Creek-Toyah Creek
HydroBASINS   7521 752164 75216402 7521640227 752164022700
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700030201
Georeferencing Remarks —
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: 3/11/1993-3/11/1993
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Platania, Steven P. Young, D.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: NA
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Steven P. Platania, D.A. Young
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/11/1993-3/11/1993
georeference June 6, 2007
Error: 43.656Locality: Phantom Lake Spring near Balmorhea State ParkCoordinates: 30.934982335;-103.849406136Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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