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OSUS_18301

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.99260° N, 103.71756° W (± 2105.0 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus

Specimen

Num Specimens16

Identification

DeterminerA.F. Echelle

Collection Event

CollectorJ.E. Brooks And Echelle Family
Collected Date1988.7.28

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyReeves
LocalityCanal At The Confluence Of East And West Sandia Springs

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 16

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 July 28, 1988
Collecting Event ID 2014
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Reeves, Texas
Name Canal at confluence of East and West Sandia Springs
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 Can\'t find East or West Sandia Spring on the USGS maps. Found in Springs Of Texas (Bruene, 1981) and both are located just east of Balmorhea. East Sandia Springs is located on the western slope of the Brogado Hills. Point is placed on a intersecting ca
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/28/1988-7/28/1988
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Brooks, James E. Echelle, Anthony A. family
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: James E. Brooks, Anthony A. Echelle, family
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/28/1988-7/28/1988
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: Can't find East or West Sandia Spring on the USGS maps. Found in Springs Of Texas (Bruene, 1981) and both are located just east of Balmorhea. East Sandia Springs is located on the western slope of the Brogado Hills. Point is placed on a intersecting ca
georeference August 28, 2007
Error: 2105.02195199097
Remarks: Can't find East or West Sandia Spring on the USGS maps. Found in Springs Of Texas (Bruene, 1981) and both are located just east of Balmorhea. East Sandia Springs is located on the western slope of the Brogado Hills. Point is placed on a intersecting ca
Locality: Canal at confluence of East and West Sandia SpringsCoordinates: 30.9926009;-103.717563062Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Can't find East or West Sandia Spring on the USGS maps. Found in Springs Of Texas (Bruene, 1981) and both are located just east of Balmorhea. East Sandia Springs is located on the western slope of the Brogado Hills. Point is placed on a intersecting ca

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