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OSUS_12062

Not suspect, not examined
Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.87479° N, 95.37965° W (± 4881.1 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus

Specimen

Num Specimens4

Identification

DeterminerRon Hover

Collection Event

CollectorRon Hover
Collected Date1974.4.12

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria
LocalityLagoon Near Mouth Of Brazos River, North Of Bryan Beach

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 4

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon variegatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 12, 1974
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 322
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Brazoria, Texas
Name near mouth of Brazos River
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Point is at mouth of Brazos River and extent runs halfway to Velasco.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/12/1974-4/12/1974
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hover, Ron
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Ron Hover
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/12/1974-4/12/1974
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: Point is at mouth of Brazos River and extent runs halfway to Velasco.
georeference April 24, 2007
Error: 4881.14035197906Remarks: Point is at mouth of Brazos River and extent runs halfway to Velasco.Locality: near mouth of Brazos RiverCoordinates: 28.87478845;-95.379647079Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point is at mouth of Brazos River and extent runs halfway to Velasco.

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