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TNHCi_25108

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.87912° N, 99.32566° W (± 38638.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusOreochromis
Speciesaureus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Identification

DeterminerR. Edwards 1997

Collection Event

CollectorR. J. Edwards and class
Collected Date1997.9.26

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyZapata
LocalityFalcon Reservoir

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 Sept. 27, 1997
Collecting Event ID 6738
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Zapata, Texas
Name Falcon Reservoir
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Falcon Rio Grande-Falcon International Falcon Reservoir Cavasara Creek-Rio Grande Chapote Creek-Falcon Reservoir
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces
HUC 12 130800030608
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/27/1997-9/27/1997
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Edwards, Robert John class
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Robert J. Edwards, class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 9/26/1997-9/26/1997
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
georeference October 12, 2006
Error: 38638.7400958342Locality: Falcon ReservoirCoordinates: 26.879124618;-99.325661374Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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