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TNHCi_142

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.46022° N, 101.82533° W (± 18198.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens8

Collection Event

CollectorMilstead, E.; Fouquette
Collected Date1941.11.24

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTerrell
LocalityIndependence Creek, Gravel Springs, 18 mi. S 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 8

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 Nov. 25, 1941
Collecting Event ID 10098
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Terrell, Texas
Name Independence Creek south of Sheffield
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Independence Middle Independence Creek Oil Well Canyon-Independence Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Stockton Plateau
HUC 12 130700100307
Georeferencing Remarks Point is placed on creek due south of Sheffield and extent runs to creek on line drawn southwest out of Sheffield geographic extent. Can\'t find Gravel Springs.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/25/1941-11/25/1941
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Milstead, W.W. Fouquette, M.J.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: W.W. Milstead, M.J. Fouquette
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 11/24/1949-11/24/1949
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 on creek due south of Sheffield and extent runs to creek on line drawn southwest out of Sheffield geographic extent. Can't find Gravel Springs.
georeference August 29, 2007
Error: 18198.4619519219
Remarks: Point is placed on creek due south of Sheffield and extent runs to creek on line drawn southwest out of Sheffield geographic extent. Can't find Gravel Springs.
Locality: Independence Creek south of SheffieldCoordinates: 30.460223176;-101.825333571Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point is placed on creek due south of Sheffield and extent runs to creek on line drawn southwest out of Sheffield geographic extent. Can't find Gravel Springs.

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