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TNHCi_24694

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.40337° N, 99.48866° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Identification

DeterminerR. Kleinsasser 1997

Collection Event

CollectorLinam, Young, Perez
Collected Date1993.3.23

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMaverick
LocalityRio Grande at pipeline crossing, 13.2 km downstream from old Laredo/Nuevo Laredo Int'l Bridge (US81) at riv.km

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 Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments GIS-based name change, no examination | ID updated based on taxonomic revision for this species/location
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected March 24, 1993
Collecting Event ID 7643
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Webb, Texas
Name Rio Grande at pipeline crossing, 13.2 kilometers downstream of US 81
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Falcon Rio Grande-Falcon San Ambrosia-Santa Isabel Chacon Creek-Rio Grande Arroyo Las Animas-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces
HUC 12 130800022809
Georeferencing Remarks Meausred by stream
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/24/1993-3/24/1993
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Linam, Gordon Young, Perez
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Gordon Linam, Young, Perez
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/23/1993-3/23/1993
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: Meausred by stream
georeference April 25, 2008
Error: 43.677Remarks: Meausred by streamLocality: Rio Grande River at pipeline crossing, 13.2 kilometers downstream of US 81Coordinates: 27.403374672;-99.488656612Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Meausred by stream

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