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TNHCi_10144

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.89714° N, 100.98421° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens567

Collection Event

CollectorGarrett; et al.
Collected Date1980.3.13

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalityDolan Springs

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 567

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments GIS-based name change, no examination | ID updated based on taxonomic revision for this species/location
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Dolan Springs in Val Verde County
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Devils Lower Devils Dolan Creek-Devils River Lower Dolan Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Semiarid Edwards Plateau
HUC 12 130403020206
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/14/1980-3/14/1980
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Garrett, Gary P. Marsh-Matthews, Edie C.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Garrett
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/13/1980-3/13/1980
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
georeference June 12, 2007
Error: 43.662Locality: Dolan Springs in Val Verde CountyCoordinates: 29.897143728;-100.984210614Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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