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TNHCi_2009

Not suspect, examined
Gray Redhorse Moxostoma congestum
NS G4 NS S3

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.35086° N, 99.05522° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMoxostoma
Speciescongestum

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorPotter; Kennerly; Herrmann
Collected Date1951.4.12

Geography

DrainageNueces
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMedina
LocalityHondo Creek, 10.1 mi. W Castorville

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Catostomidae Moxostoma Moxostoma congestum
Determiner Robert E. Jenkins
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | ID is taken from e-mail and and Acces database of character measurements provided by Bob Jenkins (Feb 5,2010); From his database he assigns a high level of confidence in his ID; "Of course, even now, we don’t have all Mex-Tex Moxostoma taxa described or sufficiently known taxonomically and geographically, thus reluctance to attach names to some lots, perhaps most notably those from the RG/B";
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 13, 1951
Collecting Event ID 7620
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Medina, Texas
Name Hondo Creek at US 90
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Hondo Middle Hondo Creek Hog Wallow Slough-Hondo Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains
HUC 12 121101070202
Georeferencing Remarks This measurement precisely places the point at Hondo Creek and US 290 so treated as such.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/13/1951-4/13/1951
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Potter, Kennerly, T.E. Herrmann, J.A.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Potter, T.E. Kennerly, J.A. Herrmann
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/12/1951-4/12/1951
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX project
ID Comments: ID is taken from e-mail and and Acces database of character measurements provided by Bob Jenkins (Feb 5,2010); From his database he assigns a high level of confidence in his ID; 'Of course, even now, we don’t have all Mex-Tex Moxostoma taxa described or sufficiently known taxonomically and geographically, thus reluctance to attach names to some lots, perhaps most notably those from the RG/B';
Georef Remark: This measurement precisely places the point at Hondo Creek and US 290 so treated as such.
georeference January 23, 2007
Error: 43.666
Remarks: This measurement precisely places the point at Hondo Creek and US 290 so treated as such.
Locality: Hondo Creek at US 90Coordinates: 29.350856257;-99.055220647Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
This measurement precisely places the point at Hondo Creek and US 290 so treated as such.

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