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TNHCi_25018

Not suspect, not examined
Pygmy Swordtail Xiphophorus pygmaeus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 22.45000° N, 98.96667° W (± 45 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyPoeciliidae
GenusXiphophorus
Speciespygmaeus

Specimen

Num Specimens20

Collection Event

CollectorLeslie; Morris; Wagner; Ellingson
Collected Date1988.10.22-1988.10.22
Field NumberKW-10-22-88

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: Rio Panuco
CountryMexico
StateSan Luis Potosi
LocalityNacimiento of Rio Huichihuayan
Latitude DMS22.4500008?
Longitude DMS-98.9666672?

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
RemarksOriginally part of TNHC 15865; given as gift to UNAM-Sep97.
SalinityF

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added April 23, 2015
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 20

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus Xiphophorus pygmaeus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 22, 1988
Collecting Event ID 16190
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Antiguo Morelos, Tamaulipas
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution. | GBIF latlong_remarks:
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 518
Remarks: Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
Coordinates: -99.388922, 22.584008
GBIF latlong_remarks: NOTE river here is called 'RIO EL NARANJO'. Please consider modifying locality description to include word FALLS--compare to TNHC 33532(Astyanax) and TNHC 38134(Cichlasoma),also collected by Chaney on March 18th,1981.Without specifying EL SALTO FALLS (CAS
Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 10/22/1988-10/22/1988
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 10\22\1988-10\22\1988
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Leslie, Morris, Wagner, Ellingson

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