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TNHCi_23733

Not suspect, not examined
Conchos Pupfish – Cyprinodon eximius
TX Threatened SGCN NS G3 NS S1

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.52553° N, 104.28558° W (± 872 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Specieseximius

Specimen

Num Specimens4

Collection Event

CollectorD. Schleser
Collected Date1993.1.30

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPresidio
LocalityAlamito Creek

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 4

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon eximius
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date May 23, 2022
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments Specimen not examined. Species determination change based on taxonomic change as defined by published literature or other standard
Identification Confidence Unknown

Previous Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon sp. (Devils River Pupfish)
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments All records of Cyprinodon eximius from Alamito Creek, Devils River drainages (TX) have been changed to this undescribed species as per Echelle at al. (Copeia, 2005(2), pp320-339).
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 1, 1993 – Feb. 28, 1993
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 9239
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Presidio, Texas
Name Alamito Creek near mouth
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Alamito Perdiz Creek-Alamito Creek Dunman Creek-Alamito Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Low Mountains and Bajadas
HUC 12 130402020310
Georeferencing Remarks Based on species collected it is assumed this is close to the mouth of Alamito Creek.
Georeferencing Annotation Presidio County not Brewster County
Has not been Georeferenced because —
georeference May 13, 2022
Error: 1100Remarks: Assuming near mouth of Alamtio CreekLocality: Alamito CreekCoordinates: 29.52122, 104.29181Georeferencer: Melissa J. Casarez
Assuming near mouth of Alamtio Creek
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/1/1993-2/28/1993
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Schleser, David
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 Annotation: Presidio County not Brewster County
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: David Schleser
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/30/1993-1/30/1993
georeference August 2, 2006
Error: 48333.4283517926Remarks: Presidio County not Brewster CountyLocality: Alamito Creek, entireCoordinates: 29.901545594;-104.008146021Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Presidio County not Brewster County

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