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TNHCi_1410

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.70215° N, 101.80933° W (± 1003.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorJameson, D.L.; Lindsay
Collected Date1951.4.28

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTerrell
LocalityPecos River, near Sheffield

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
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

Collected April 29, 1951
Collecting Event ID 10632
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Pecos, Texas
Name Pecos River at Sheffield
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Pecos Sheffield Draw-Pecos River Musk Hog Canyon-Pecos River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Stockton Plateau
HUC 12 130700080603
Georeferencing Remarks Extent runs halfway to Iraan.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/29/1951-4/29/1951
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Jameson, D.L. Lindsay, H.L.
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: Extent runs halfway to Iraan.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/28/1951-4/28/1951
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: D.L. Jameson, H.L. Lindsay
georeference August 20, 2007
Error: 12404.8235519468Remarks: Extent runs halfway to Iraan.Locality: Pecos River near SheffieldCoordinates: 30.702145428;-101.809333997Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Extent runs halfway to Iraan.

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