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OSUS_11853

Not suspect, examined
Western Mosquitofish – Gambusia affinis
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.16523° N, 103.61182° W (± 204.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Identification

DeterminerS.M. Norris

Collection Event

CollectorRiggs And Branson
Collected Date1960.4.16

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
LocalityTerlingua Creek At Its Mouth At Rio Grande, Santa Elena Canyon

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
Determiner Anthony A. Echelle
Determination Date Jan. 1, 2013
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project.
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected April 16, 1960
Collecting Event ID 356
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Brewster, Texas
Name Rio Grande at Terlingua Creek confluence and Santa Elena Canyon mouth
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Big Bend Alamo Creek-Rio Grande Rancho Estelle-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Trans Pecos
HUC 12 130402050105
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/16/1960-4/16/1960
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Riggs, Carl D. Branson, B.A.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Carl D. Riggs, B.A. Branson
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/16/1960-4/16/1960
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: NA
georeference November 9, 2006
Error: 204.166622400817Locality: Rio Grande River at Terlingua Creek confluence and Santa Elena Canyon mouthCoordinates: 29.165231816;-103.611823482Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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