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TNHCi_1851

Not suspect, pending re-examination
Texas Shiner – Notropis amabilis
SGCN NS G4 NS S4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.31086° N, 100.41877° W (± 1622.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusNotropis
Speciesamabilis

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorPotter; et al.
Collected Date1951.4.13

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKinney
LocalityLos Moras Creek, Brackettville

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 This has been examined, but now that N. megalops has been described we'll need to look at the specimens to see if this might be that species.
Count 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Notropis Notropis amabilis
Determiner Kevin Conway
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 14, 1951
Collecting Event ID 10312
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Kinney, Texas
Name Las Moras Creek at Brackettville
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 Reach is defined by the extents of Brackettville.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
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: NAGeoref Remark: Reach is defined by the extents of Brackettville.
georeference February 28, 2007
Error: 1622.21875199304Remarks: Reach is defined by the extents of Brackettville.Locality: Las Moras Creek at BrackettvilleCoordinates: 29.310864784;-100.418774705Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Reach is defined by the extents of Brackettville.

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