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TNHCi_25083

Not suspect, not examined
Western Mosquitofish – Gambusia affinis
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.30620° N, 98.17595° W (± 1623.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens94

Identification

DeterminerR. Edwards 1997

Collection Event

CollectorR. J. Edwards and class
Collected Date1997.9.8

Geography

DrainageGulf of Mexico
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHidalgo
LocalityU.T. Pan American canal

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 94

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 9, 1997
Collecting Event ID 8156
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Hidalgo, Texas
Name U.T. Pan American, Edinburg
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Upper Pilot Channel-Laguna Madre Upper Pilot Channel-Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Lower Rio Grande Valley
HUC 12 121102080300
Georeferencing Remarks Could not confirm location of canal, point is at the university, extent covers unspecified canals in the area.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/9/1997-9/9/1997
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Edwards, Robert John class
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Robert J. Edwards, class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 9/8/1997-9/8/1997
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
Georef Remark: Could not confirm location of canal, point is at the university, extent covers unspecified canals in the area.
georeference June 18, 2007
Error: 1623.82809599303
Remarks: Could not confirm location of canal, point is at the university, extent covers unspecified canals in the area.
Locality: U.T. Pan American, EdinburgCoordinates: 26.306198514;-98.175951966Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Could not confirm location of canal, point is at the university, extent covers unspecified canals in the area.

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