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OSUS_100

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.09479° N, 97.89537° W (± 1873.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens6

Collection Event

CollectorMcelroy, Clayton, Moore
Collected Date1936.8.11

Geography

DrainageNueces
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUnknown
LocalityNueces River(Lake) 4-1/2 Miles Above Dam

Record Source

Source Oklahoma State University (type: specimens)
Institution Oklahoma State University (type: university)
Curator Anthony A. Echelle
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 6

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. 11, 1936
Collecting Event ID 101
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction San Patricio, Texas
Name Lake Corpus Christi, 4.5 miles upstream of dam
Hydrography
USGS HUC Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Lower Nueces Penitas Creek-Lake Corpus Christi Beldon Hollow-Lake Corpus Christi
HydroBASINS   7519 751961 75196103 7519610300 751961030000
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
HUC 12 121101110603
Georeferencing Remarks The only lake on the Nueces River that is at least 4.5 miles long is Lake Corpus Christi. Measured along centerline of Lake Corpus Christi starting from dam.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/11/1936-8/11/1936
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: McElroy, C.H. Clayton, Stanley Moore, George A. Dr.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: C.H. McElroy, Stanley Clayton, George A. Moore
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/11/1936-8/11/1936
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: The only lake on the Nueces River that is at least 4.5 miles long is Lake Corpus Christi. Measured along centerline of Lake Corpus Christi starting from dam.
georeference June 5, 2007
Error: 1873.27641599196
Remarks: The only lake on the Nueces River that is at least 4.5 miles long is Lake Corpus Christi. Measured along centerline of Lake Corpus Christi starting from dam.
Locality: Lake Corpus Christi, 4.5 miles upstream of damCoordinates: 28.094792288;-97.895368712Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
The only lake on the Nueces River that is at least 4.5 miles long is Lake Corpus Christi. Measured along centerline of Lake Corpus Christi starting from dam.

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