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TNHCi_23112

Not suspect, examined
Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
NS G5 NS S5

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Map

Location 29.78227° N, 102.51830° W (± 32230.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusIctalurus
Speciesfurcatus

Specimen

Num Specimens20

Identification

DeterminerG. P. Garrett 1992

Collection Event

CollectorG. P. Garrett
Collected Date1992.1.5

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTerrell
LocalityRio Grande, river mile 690-710

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 20

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ictalurus Ictalurus furcatus
Determiner Valerie Gawenda Bugh
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: anal rays: 32,34; MinSL(mm): 50.45; MaxSL(mm): 320; Jar: 1 gallon; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 6, 1992
Collecting Event ID 5233
Field Notes

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Brewster, Texas
Name Rio Grande between river mile 690 and 710.
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Reagan-Sanderson Reagan Canyon-Rio Grande Jackson Canyon-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Trans Pecos
HUC 12 130402080206
Georeferencing Remarks According to IBWC the crossing at Boquillas Del Carmen is at river mile 776.79. Point is placed at midpoint of given range as measured downstream of crossing at Boquillas Del Carmen. Half of distance between range extents is added to the starting extent
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
flag (suspect/examine) July 28, 2014
mark for examination, but not suspect
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/6/1992-1/6/1992
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Garrett, Gary P.
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
Georef Remark: According to IBWC the crossing at Boquillas Del Carmen is at river mile 776.79. Point is placed at midpoint of given range as measured downstream of crossing at Boquillas Del Carmen. Half of distance between range extents is added to the starting extent
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Gary P. Garrett
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/5/1992-1/5/1992
georeference May 7, 2008
Error: 32230.3322878617
Remarks: According to IBWC the crossing at Boquillas Del Carmen is at river mile 776.79. Point is placed at midpoint of given range as measured downstream of crossing at Boquillas Del Carmen. Half of distance between range extents is added to the starting extent
Locality: Rio Grande River between river mile 690 and 710.Coordinates: 29.782273737;-102.518298583Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
According to IBWC the crossing at Boquillas Del Carmen is at river mile 776.79. Point is placed at midpoint of given range as measured downstream of crossing at Boquillas Del Carmen. Half of distance between range extents is added to the starting extent

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