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TNHCi_24866

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

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Map

Location 29.16506° N, 103.61235° W (± 202.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusIctalurus
Speciesfurcatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Identification

DeterminerR. Kleinsasser 1997

Collection Event

CollectorKleinsasser, Saunders, Vazquez
Collected Date1992.11.14

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
LocalityRio Grande at mouth of Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park at river km 1424.7

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 Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ictalurus Ictalurus furcatus
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: anal rays: 35; MinSL(mm): 52.53; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 15, 1992
Collecting Event ID 8638
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Brewster, Texas
Name Rio Grande at Santa Elena Canyon mouth
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Black Hills-Fresno Fresno Creek-Rio Grande Tinaja Blanca-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Trans Pecos
HUC 12 130402031509
Georeferencing Remarks —
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: 11/15/1992-11/15/1992
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Kleinsasser, Roy Saunders, Kenneth Vazquez
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
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Roy Kleinsasser, Kenneth Saunders, Vazquez
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 11/14/1992-11/14/1992
georeference November 9, 2006
Error: 202.642622400811Locality: Rio Grande River at Santa Elena Canyon mouthCoordinates: 29.16506182;-103.612353494Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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