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MSB_6930

Not suspect, not examined
Western Mosquitofish – Gambusia affinis
NS NatureServeStatus object (G5) NS NatureServeStatus object (S5)

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.51601° N, 99.52474° W (± 6168.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens32

Collection Event

CollectorS.P. PLATANIA & D.A. YOUNG
Collected Date1990.2.12

Geography

DrainageRIO GRANDE
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWebb
LocalityRio Grande, at southern end of Laredo township.

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 32

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. 12, 1990
Collecting Event ID 10921
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Webb, Texas
Name Rio Grande at Laredo
Hydrography
USGS HUC Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Falcon Rio Grande-Falcon San Ambrosia-Santa Isabel Chacon Creek-Rio Grande Zacata Creek-Rio Grande
HydroBASINS   7521 752151 75215153 7521515301 752151530100
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces
HUC 12 130800022802
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference taken from locality ID# 2069
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: 2/12/1990-2/12/1990
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Platania, Steven P. Young, D.A.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Steven P. Platania, D.A. Young
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/12/1990-2/12/1990
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
georeference March 20, 2007
Error: 6168.61555197353Locality: Rio Grande River at LaredoCoordinates: 27.516010437;-99.524737772Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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