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TNHCi_25721

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Blindcat Prietella phreatophila
TX Endangered SGCN Federal: Endangered NS GNR NS S1

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.31880° N, 101.46450° W (± 45 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyIctaluridae
GenusPrietella
Speciesphreatophila

Specimen

Num Specimens9

Collection Event

CollectorHendrickson, D.
Collected Date1993.11.21-1993.11.21
Field NumberDAH931121-01

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryMexico
StateCoahuila
LocalitySotano de Amezcua, ca. 35 mi NW Cd. Acuna
Latitude DMS29.3188000?
Longitude DMS-101.4645000?

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
YearAAA
RemarksPreserved immediately in field; small tissue sample taken from right epaxial region of 50 mm specimen
SalinityF
GearDip net
RemarksCoordinates reported as 29? 19.131' 101?27.866', from subterranean stream, no current, clear water, kept alive until died Mar94, frozen (-80?) until tissue pulled 14May97 and preserved in 10% formalin. I

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 9

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Siluriformes Ictaluridae Prietella Prietella phreatophila
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 Nov. 21, 1993
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 38498
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Acuna, Coahuila
Name Unknown
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Amistad Reservoir None None
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 130402121105
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

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