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OSUS_18317

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.31137° N, 98.15334° W (± 1462.9 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus

Specimen

Num Specimens30

Identification

DeterminerAlice F. Echelle

Collection Event

CollectorBob Edwards
Collected Date1988.9.11

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHidalgo
LocalityEdinburg Water Supply Canal, 1 Km N. Of Edinburg

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 30

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 Sept. 11, 1988
Collecting Event ID 1000
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Hidalgo, Texas
Name Edinburg Water Supply Canal in Edinburg
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Upper Pilot Channel-Laguna Madre Upper Pilot Channel-Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Lower Rio Grande Valley
HUC 12 121102080300
Georeferencing Remarks Canal runs through the north edge of Edinburg.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/11/1988-9/11/1988
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Edwards, Robert John
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Robert Edwards
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 9/11/1988-9/11/1988
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: NAGeoref Remark: Canal runs through the north edge of Edinburg.
georeference April 21, 2008
Error: 1462.89369599372Remarks: Canal runs through the north edge of Edinburg.Locality: Edinburg Water Supply Canal in EdinburgCoordinates: 26.311368351;-98.153341422Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Canal runs through the north edge of Edinburg.

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