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MSB_516

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.68981° N, 101.78798° W (± 2426.9 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens51

Collection Event

CollectorH.C. SAVAGE & J. CARSON
Collected Date1947.8.8

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPecos
LocalityPecos River, 1 mile east of Sheffield.

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 51

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 Aug. 8, 1947
Collecting Event ID 8758
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Pecos, Texas
Name Pecos River east of Sheffield
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Pecos Sheffield Draw-Pecos River 130700080604
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Stockton Plateau
HUC 12 130700080604
Georeferencing Remarks Point placed on Pecos River due east of Sheffield and extent runs to line drawn northwest out of Sheffield geographic center.
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: 8/8/1947-8/8/1947
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Savage, H.C. Carson, J.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: H.C. Savage, J. Carson
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/8/1947-8/8/1947
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: Point placed on Pecos River due east of Sheffield and extent runs to line drawn northwest out of Sheffield geographic center.
georeference October 26, 2006
Error: 2426.89075198959
Remarks: Point placed on Pecos River due east of Sheffield and extent runs to line drawn northwest out of Sheffield geographic center.
Locality: Pecos River east of SheffieldCoordinates: 30.689805877;-101.787983416Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point placed on Pecos River due east of Sheffield and extent runs to line drawn northwest out of Sheffield geographic center.

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