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TNHCi_24812

Not suspect, not examined
Inland Silverside – Menidia beryllina
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.24417° N, 98.55806° W (± 2267.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMenidia
Speciesberyllina

Specimen

Num Specimens5

Identification

DeterminerR. Kleinsasser 1997

Collection Event

CollectorLinam, Saunders, Vazquez
Collected Date1993.1.10

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyStarr
LocalityRio Grande at Los Ebanos, 54.7 km upstream from Anzalduas Dam at river km 585.9

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 5

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae Menidia Menidia beryllina
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date July 26, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments correction of taxonomic change
Identification Confidence Unknown

Previous Determination

Actinopterygii Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae Menidia Menidia audens
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 Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae Menidia Menidia beryllina
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 8637
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Hidalgo, Texas
Name Rio Grande at Los Ebanos
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Los Olmos La Joya Creek-Rio Grande La Burrita Creek-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion South Texas Brush Country
HUC 12 130900011706
Georeferencing Remarks Point at river closest to Los Ebanos, extent covers loop in river
Georeferencing Annotation Not in El Paso County, but in Hidalgo County
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: Linam, Gordon Saunders, Kenneth Vazquez
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Gordon Linam, Kenneth Saunders, Vazquez
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: NA
georeference June 18, 2007
Error: 14.684Locality: Rio Grande at Los EbanosCoordinates: 26.244170283;-98.558061191Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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