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TNHCi_1070

Not suspect, not examined
Western Mosquitofish – Gambusia affinis
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.29216° N, 97.78668° W (± 170.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Hybrid Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens5

Collection Event

CollectorMoore, O. and W. A. Thornton
Collected Date1951.2.26

Geography

DrainageColorado
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTravis
LocalityColorado River, low-water bridge below Lake Austin Dam

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 5

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 27, 1951
Collecting Event ID 9563
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Travis, Texas
Name Colorado River at Red Bud Trail
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal Middle Colorado-Llano Austin-Travis Lakes City of Austin-Colorado River Lake Austin-Town Lake
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Balcones Canyonlands
HUC 12 120902050305
Georeferencing Remarks Bridge is assumed to be Red Bud Trail bridge.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/27/1951-2/27/1951
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Moore, O. Thornton, W.A.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: O. Moore, W.A. Thornton
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/26/1951-2/26/1951
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: Bridge is assumed to be Red Bud Trail bridge.
georeference October 20, 2006
Error: 170.327116800681Remarks: Bridge is assumed to be Red Bud Trail bridge.Locality: Colorado River at Red Bud TrailCoordinates: 30.292157347;-97.786680875Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Bridge is assumed to be Red Bud Trail bridge.

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