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OSUS_5489

Not suspect, not examined
Speckled Chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis
TX Threatened SGCN NS G3 NS S1

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.21315° N, 102.90181° W (± 1691.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusHybopsis
Speciesaestivalis

Specimen

Num Specimens9

Identification

DeterminerMinter Tubb

Collection Event

CollectorMoore, Riggs, Branson, Sisk, Gassoway
Collected Date1960.4.17

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
LocalityBig Bend Nat. Park 5 Mi. Above Boquillas Rio Grande River

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 9

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Macrhybopsis Macrhybopsis aestivalis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 17, 1960
Collecting Event ID 115
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Brewster, Texas
Name Rio Grande 5 miles upstream of Boquillas
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Big Bend Heath Creek-Rio Grande Ernst Ridge-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Low Mountains and Bajadas
HUC 12 130402052404
Georeferencing Remarks measured by stream
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/17/1960-4/17/1960
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Moore, George A. Dr.Riggs, Carl D. Branson, B.A. Sisk, Gassoway
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: George A. Moore, Carl D. Riggs, B.A. Branson, Sisk, Gassoway
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/17/1960-4/17/1960
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: NAGeoref Remark: Assumed downstream due to northward orientation of river at Boquillas.
georeference July 9, 2007
Error: 1691.42054399274Remarks: Assumed downstream due to northward orientation of river at Boquillas.Locality: Rio Grande, 5 miles downstream from BoquillasCoordinates: 29.213152093;-102.901806129Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Assumed downstream due to northward orientation of river at Boquillas.

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