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NLU_19920 3 duplicates

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.52262° N, 104.28964° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusASTYANAX
SpeciesMEXICANUS

Specimen

Num Specimens13

Collection Event

CollectorUNKNOWN
Collected Date1971.8.6

Geography

DrainageRIO GRANDE RIVER
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPresidio
LocalityWATERBODYALAMITO CREEK,ON ST FM RD 170, 45 MI W OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK

Record Source

Source University of Louisiana at Monroe (type: miscellaneous)
Institution University of Louisiana at Monroe (type: university)
Also reported by
Curator Unknown
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 31, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 13

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 Aug. 6, 1971
Collecting Event ID 5993
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Presidio, Texas
Name Alamito Creek at SH170
Hydrography
USGS HUC Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Alamito Alamito Creek-Rio Grande Aranoso Draw-Alamito Creek
HydroBASINS   7521 752177 75217790 7521779003 752177900300
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Low Mountains and Bajadas
HUC 12 130402020507
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/6/1971-8/6/1971
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Dooley, R. Smith, C.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: R. Dooley, C. Smith
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/6/1971-8/6/1971
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
georeference June 6, 2007
Error: 43.665Locality: Alamito Creek at SH170Coordinates: 29.522617582;-104.289641515Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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