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MSB_6772

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.39107° N, 100.86069° W (± 2975 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens22

Collection Event

CollectorS.P. PLATANIA & D.A. YOUNG
Collected Date1990.2.19

Geography

DrainageRIO GRANDE
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalitySpring, tributary to San Felipe Creek; ca. 5 kilometers north-east of the center of Del Rio.

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 22

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 Feb. 19, 1990
Collecting Event ID 7303
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Spring on tributary to San Felipe Creek, 5 kilometers northeast of Del Rio city center
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Falcon Rio Grande-Falcon Elm-Sycamore San Felipe Creek-Rio Grande Headwaters San Felipe Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Semiarid Edwards Bajada
HUC 12 130800010205
Georeferencing Remarks Measured by air starting from downtown area.
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: 2/19/1990-2/19/1990
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: NAGeoref Remark: Measured by air starting from downtown area.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Steven P. Platania, D.A. Young
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/19/1990-2/19/1990
georeference October 3, 2007
Error: 2975Remarks: Measured by air starting from downtown area.
Locality: Spring on tributary to San Felipe Creek, 5 kilometers northeast of Del Rio city center
Coordinates: 29.391071053;-100.86068598Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured by air starting from downtown area.

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