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TNHCi_1850

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.30109° N, 100.41778° W (± 978.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens10

Collection Event

CollectorPotter; et al.
Collected Date1951.4.13

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKinney
LocalityLas Moras Creek, Brackettville, Ft. Clark, 29-18-00-N 100-25-00w

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 10

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 14, 1951
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 10248
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Kinney, Texas
Name Las Moras Creek at Fort Clark
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Falcon Rio Grande-Falcon Elm-Sycamore Las Moras Creek Headwaters Las Moras Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
HUC 12 130800011301
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/14/1951-4/14/1951
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Potter
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Potter
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/13/1951-4/13/1951
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
georeference February 28, 2007
Error: 978.481151995802Locality: Las Moras Creek at Fort ClarkCoordinates: 29.30108512;-100.417784652Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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