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NLU_24975

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.54185° N, 101.92132° W (± 22181.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusASTYANAX
SpeciesMEXICANUS

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorBRENDA MILLER
Collected Date1972.6.8

Geography

DrainageRIO GRANDE RIVER
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTerrell
LocalityWATERBODYINDEPENDENCE CREEK,APPROX 21 MI S OF TEX HWY 349.

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 1

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 June 8, 1972
Collecting Event ID 6133
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Terrell, Texas
Name Independence Creek
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Independence Middle Independence Creek Horsehead Canyon-Independence Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Stockton Plateau
HUC 12 130700100305
Georeferencing Remarks Can\'t be sure where to start measuring from. Treated as Independence Creek within Terrell County.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/8/1972-6/8/1972
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Miller, Brenda
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Brenda Miller
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/8/1972-6/8/1972
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: Can't be sure where to start measuring from. Treated as Independence Creek within Terrell County.
georeference August 9, 2007
Error: 22181.5883519048
Remarks: Can't be sure where to start measuring from. Treated as Independence Creek within Terrell County.
Locality: Independence CreekCoordinates: 30.54185029;-101.921316265Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Can't be sure where to start measuring from. Treated as Independence Creek within Terrell County.

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