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SMBU_3066

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.59398° N, 94.39131° W (± 4755.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorRuffing, J. F.
Collected Date1972.4.8

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJefferson
Locality2 mi N of High Island

Record Source

Source Strecker Museum (type: specimens)
Institution Strecker Museum (type: museum)
Curator Anita Benedict
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

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 8, 1972
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 1076
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Galveston, Texas
Name 2 miles north of High Island
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake East Galveston Bay Spindletop Ditch Spindletop Ditch
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 120402020300
Georeferencing Remarks Measured by air
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/8/1972-4/8/1972
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Ruffing, J.F.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: J.F. Ruffing
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/8/1972-4/8/1972
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: Measured by air
georeference May 15, 2007
Error: 4755.61151997959Remarks: Measured by airLocality: 2 miles north of High IslandCoordinates: 29.593975142;-94.391313105Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured by air

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