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MSB_4843

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.41341° N, 106.09755° W (± 144 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens4

Collection Event

CollectorK.R. BESTGEN & S.P. PLATANIA
Collected Date1988.2.24

Geography

DrainageRIO GRANDE
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyEl Paso
LocalityRio Grande, just below diversion, 4.8 km downstream of County Rd. 1109 border crossing.

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 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 Feb. 24, 1988
Collecting Event ID 10977
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction El Paso, Texas
Name Rio Grande, 4.8 kilometers downstream of SH 1109 crossing
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Fort Quitman Rio Grande-Fort Quitman Borrego Draw-Rio Grande Guadalupe Lateral-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Rio Grande Floodplain
HUC 12 130401000410
Georeferencing Remarks Measured by stream
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
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: 2/24/1988-2/24/1988
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Bestgen, Kevin R. Platania, Steven P.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Kevin R. Bestgen, Steven P. Platania
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/24/1988-2/24/1988
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 Remark: Measured by stream
georeference May 7, 2008
Error: 144Remarks: Measured by streamLocality: Rio Grande River, 4.8 kilometers downstream of SH 1109 crossingCoordinates: 31.413410025;-106.097554362Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured by stream

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