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TNHCi_18962

Not suspect, examined
Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.83779° N, 97.05315° W (± 83.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPoecilia
Specieslatipinna

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorBriggs; Beales
Collected Date1950.7.9

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityPort Aransas, hurricane flood pool, S edge of IMS boat basin.

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 No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Poecilia Poecilia latipinna
Determiner Adam Cohen
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | This was reviewed in an effort to find P. formosa hidden among TNHC P. latippina collections.
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 10, 1950
Collecting Event ID 7780
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name South side of boat basin at University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay Frontal Corpus Christi Bay
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102020200
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/10/1950-7/10/1950
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Briggs, Jack C. Beales
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX project
ID Comments: This was reviewed in an effort to find P. formosa hidden among TNHC P. latippina collections.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/9/1960-7/9/1960
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Jack C. Briggs, Beales
georeference March 7, 2007
Error: 83.7785472003351Locality: South side of boat basin at University of Texas Marine Science InstituteCoordinates: 27.8377929;-97.05314722Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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