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NLU_18536

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.18701° N, 97.73582° W (± 7295.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGAMBUSIA
SpeciesAFFINIS

Specimen

Num Specimens23

Collection Event

CollectorN.H.DOUGLAS, C.BIGGAR, B.WALLUS, D.HEARD
Collected Date1971.2.13

Geography

DrainageRIO GRANDE RIVER
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityWATERBODYIRRIGATION DITCH,IRRIGATION DITCH LOCATED 3 MI W OF HARLINGTON ON EXPRESSWAY 83 AT MANGUM'S ALVE NURSERY

Record Source

Source University of Louisiana at Monroe (type: miscellaneous)
Institution University of Louisiana at Monroe (type: university)
Curator Unknown
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 23

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. 13, 1971
Collecting Event ID 6136
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Unspecified ditch, 3 miles west of Harlingen on US 83
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Lower Arroyo Colorado Line V Canal-Arroyo Colorado
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain
HUC 12 121102080700
Georeferencing Remarks Measured by road from Harlingen geographic center. Can\'t find \"Magnums Alive Nursery\".
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/13/1971-2/13/1971
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Douglas, Neil H. Biggar, C. Wallus, B. Heard, D.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Neil H. Douglas, C. Biggar, B. Wallus, D. Heard
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/13/1971-2/13/1971
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: Measured by road from Harlingen geographic center. Can't find 'Magnums Alive Nursery'.
georeference November 29, 2006
Error: 7295.1563519687
Remarks: Measured by road from Harlingen geographic center. Can't find 'Magnums Alive Nursery'.
Locality: Unspecified ditch, 3 miles west of Harlingen on US 83Coordinates: 26.187013819;-97.735820954Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured by road from Harlingen geographic center. Can't find 'Magnums Alive Nursery'.

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