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OSUS_18352

Not suspect, not examined
Pecos Pupfish Cyprinodon pecosensis
TX Threatened SGCN Federal: Under Review NS G2 NS S1

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.88444° N, 103.93855° W (± 1250.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciespecosensis

Specimen

Num Specimens63

Identification

DeterminerA.A. Echelle

Collection Event

CollectorJ.E. Brooks And D.L. Propst
Collected Date1989.8.29

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyReeves
LocalitySalt Creek, .5 Mi To 1 Mi Below U.S. 285 Crossing

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 63

Current Determination

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

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 29, 1989
Collecting Event ID 2083
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Reeves, Texas
Name Salt Creek, between 0.5 and 1 miles downstream of US 285
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Lower Pecos-Red Bluff Reservoir Lower Salt Creek Highway Tank-Salt Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700010305
Georeferencing Remarks Point is placed at midpoint of given range as measured by stream downstream of US 285. Half of distance between range extents is added to the starting extent.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/29/1989-8/29/1989
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Brooks, James E. Propst, David L.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: James E. Brooks, David L. Propst
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/29/1989-8/29/1989
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: Point is placed at midpoint of given range as measured by stream downstream of US 285. Half of distance between range extents is added to the starting extent.
georeference May 7, 2008
Error: 1250.46028799463
Remarks: Point is placed at midpoint of given range as measured by stream downstream of US 285. Half of distance between range extents is added to the starting extent.
Locality: Salt Creek, between 0.5 and 1 miles downstream of US 285Coordinates: 31.884442655;-103.938552299Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point is placed at midpoint of given range as measured by stream downstream of US 285. Half of distance between range extents is added to the starting extent.

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