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TNHCi_1413

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens24

Collection Event

CollectorLindsay; Jameson, D.L.
Collected Date1951.4.28

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTerrell
LocalityPecos River, 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 24

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 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
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/29/1951-4/29/1951
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Lindsay, H.L. Jameson, D.L.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/28/1951-4/28/1951
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: H.L. Lindsay, D.L. Jameson
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 the only access point on road leaving northeast out of Sheffield and extent is the same as that of Sheffield.
georeference December 5, 2006
Error: 1003.34277360401
Remarks: Point is placed at the only access point on road leaving northeast out of Sheffield and extent is the same as that of Sheffield.
Locality: Pecos River at SheffieldCoordinates: 30.702145428;-101.809333997Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point is placed at the only access point on road leaving northeast out of Sheffield and extent is the same as that of Sheffield.

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