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TNHCi_17008

Not suspect, not examined
Blue Tilapia – Oreochromis aureus
NS G5 NS SNA

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.12815° N, 98.32790° W (± 1341.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusOreochromis
Speciesaureus

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorEdwards, R.; et al.
Collected Date1980.11.14

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHidalgo
LocalityRio Grande river below Anzalduas dam, near Mission.

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 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Cichlidae Oreochromis Oreochromis aureus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 15, 1980
Collecting Event ID 10852
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Hidalgo, Texas
Name Rio Grande downstream of Anzalduas Dam
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lake Tropicana-Rio Grande Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain
HUC 12 130900020305
Georeferencing Remarks Reach runs from dam downstream to a point halfway to Rincon Bend.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/15/1980-11/15/1980
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Edwards, Robert John
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: R. Edwards
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 11/14/1980-11/14/1980
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: Reach runs from dam downstream to a point halfway to Rincon Bend.
georeference April 25, 2008
Error: 1341.39340560537Remarks: Reach runs from dam downstream to a point halfway to Rincon Bend.Locality: Rio Grande River downstream of Anzalduas DamCoordinates: 26.128145167;-98.327895328Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Reach runs from dam downstream to a point halfway to Rincon Bend.

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