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TNHCi_2611

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.26496° N, 97.76569° W (± 521.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorCooper; Younger
Collected Date1952.4.6

Geography

DrainageColorado
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTravis
LocalityBarton Creek, just below Barton Springs Pool, Zilker Park, Austin

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 Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments GIS-based name change, no examination | ID updated based on taxonomic revision for this species/location
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 7, 1952
Collecting Event ID 8068
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Travis, Texas
Name Barton Creek, reach downstream of Barton Springs
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal Middle Colorado-Llano Austin-Travis Lakes City of Austin-Colorado River Lake Austin-Town Lake
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 120902050305
Georeferencing Remarks Reach is between Barton Springs and Town Lake
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/7/1952-4/7/1952
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Cooper, Younger, L.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Cooper, L. Younger
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/6/1952-4/6/1952
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: NAGeoref Remark: Reach is between Barton Springs and Town Lake
georeference October 17, 2006
Error: 521.456716802086Remarks: Reach is between Barton Springs and Town LakeLocality: Barton Creek, reach downstream of Barton SpringsCoordinates: 30.264958267;-97.765690277Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Reach is between Barton Springs and Town Lake

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