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TNHCi_12048

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.23248° N, 96.63607° W (± 14175.1 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorPotter; et al.
Collected Date1983.6.14

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCalhoun
LocalityMatagorda Island, small pond at saltcedar mammal trapping station, near mid-island

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 1

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 June 15, 1983
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 7585
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Calhoun, Texas
Name Matagorda Island, near midpoint
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Central Texas Coastal East San Antonio Bay San Antonio Bay-Espiritu Santo Bay San Antonio Bay-Espiritu Santo Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121004030200
Georeferencing Remarks Point is placed at geographic center of island and extent runs halfway to end of island
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/15/1983-6/15/1983
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Potter
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Potter
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/14/1983-6/14/1983
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 geographic center of island and extent runs halfway to end of island
georeference August 30, 2007
Error: 14175.1019519392
Remarks: Point is placed at geographic center of island and extent runs halfway to end of island
Locality: Matagorda Island, near midpointCoordinates: 28.232479321;-96.636067548Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point is placed at geographic center of island and extent runs halfway to end of island

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