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TNHCi_24800

Not suspect, not examined
Blue Tilapia – Oreochromis aureus
NS G5 NS SNA

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.36126° N, 98.78623° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusOreochromis
Speciesaureus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Identification

DeterminerR. Kleinsasser 1997

Collection Event

CollectorMayes, Morales, Rice
Collected Date1993.1.10

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyStarr
LocalityArroyo Los Olmos, 2.1 km upstream from mouth at US 83 S of Rio Grande city

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Perciformes Cichlidae Oreochromis Oreochromis aureus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 11, 1993
Collecting Event ID 8627
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Starr, Texas
Name Los Olmos Creek at US83
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Los Olmos Los Olmos Creek-Rio Grande Rio Grande City-Los Olmos Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces
HUC 12 130900011502
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation Creek, not Arroyo
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/11/1993-1/11/1993
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Mayes, Morales, Rice
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Mayes, Morales, Rice
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/10/1993-1/10/1993
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 Annotation: Creek, not Arroyo
georeference June 18, 2007
Error: 43.683Remarks: Creek, not ArroyoLocality: Los Olmos Creek at US83Coordinates: 26.36125537;-98.786227016Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Creek, not Arroyo

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