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OMNH_72513

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.71493° N, 99.75811° W (± 2780.9 m)

Taxonomy

GenusASTYANAX
SpeciesMEXICANUS

Specimen

Num Specimens5

Collection Event

CollectorWJ Matthews and WD Shepard
Collected DateJune/23/1978

Geography

DrainageNueces
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyReal
LocalityFrio River,1 mile south of Leaky on Mr. Al Brooks' farm (WJM354),

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 5

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 3, 2011
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 23, 1978
Collecting Event ID 6454
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Real, Texas
Name Frio River, 1 mile downstream of Leakey
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Upper Frio Headwaters Frio River Patterson Creek-Frio River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Balcones Canyonlands
HUC 12 121101060201
Georeferencing Remarks Can\'t find Al Brooks farm so treated as shown. Measured by stream.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/23/1978-6/23/1978
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Matthews, William J. Shepard, W.D.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: William J. Matthews, W.D. Shepard
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/23/1978-6/23/1978
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: Can't find Al Brooks farm so treated as shown. Measured by stream.
georeference February 2, 2007
Error: 2780.94643198807Remarks: Can't find Al Brooks farm so treated as shown. Measured by stream.Locality: Frio River, 1 mile downstream of LeakeyCoordinates: 29.714932544;-99.758109281Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Can't find Al Brooks farm so treated as shown. Measured by stream.

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