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OMNH_31205

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.95016° N, 103.77038° W (± 49.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusASTYANAX
SpeciesMEXICANUS

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorRIGGS AND GASAWAY
Collected DateAPRIL/17/1960

Geography

DrainageLower Pecos
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyReeves
LocalityIRRIGATION DITCH,ONE MILE NORTHEAST QAYSHOALE,

Record Source

Source Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Edie Marsh-Matthews
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 2

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 April 17, 1960
Collecting Event ID 6463
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Reeves, Texas
Name Unspecified irrigation ditch at given coordinates (1 mile NE of Toyahvale)
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Toyah Upper Toyah Creek San Solomon Creek-Toyah Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700030201
Georeferencing Remarks Used given coordinates with unknown datum source
Georeferencing Annotation Assuming \"Qayshoale\" is very bad spelling of Toyahvale. Originally this record was georeferenced for all of Reeves County. Plugged in given coordinates and felt they matched locality description, so updated record to reflect given coordinates.
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/17/1960-4/17/1960
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Riggs, Carl D. Gasaway
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Carl D. Riggs, Gasaway
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/17/1960-4/17/1960
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: Used given coordinates with unknown datum source
Georef Annotation: Assuming 'Qayshoale' is very bad spelling of Toyahvale. Originally this record was georeferenced for all of Reeves County. Plugged in given coordinates and felt they matched locality description, so updated record to reflect given coordinates.
georeference February 3, 2011
Error: 49.464
Remarks: Used given coordinates with unknown datum source Assuming 'Qayshoale' is very bad spelling of Toyahvale. Originally this record was georeferenced for all of Reeves County. Plugged in given coordinates and felt they matched locality description, so updated record to reflect given coordinates.
Locality: Unspecified irrigation ditch at given coordinates (1 mile NE of Toyahvale)Coordinates: 30.950162088;-103.770384217Georeferencer: MJCGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Used given coordinates with unknown datum source Assuming 'Qayshoale' is very bad spelling of Toyahvale. Originally this record was georeferenced for all of Reeves County. Plugged in given coordinates and felt they matched locality description, so updated record to reflect given coordinates.

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