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TNHCi_26117

Not suspect, not examined
Moctezuma Swordtail – Xiphophorus montezumae

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 21.96250° N, 99.40195° W (± 45 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyPoeciliidae
GenusXiphophorus
Speciesmontezumae

Specimen

Num Specimens7

Collection Event

CollectorStephens, M., Rosenthal, G.
Collected Date1997.5.13-1997.5.13
Field NumberMJS-1
Depthapprox 2 m

Geography

CountryMexico
StateSan Luis Potosi
LocalityAgua Buena
Latitude DMS21.9624996?
Longitude DMS-99.4019470?

Other

Min Sl0
Max Sl0
QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
YearJSB
SalinityF
GearSeine

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 7

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus Xiphophorus montezumae
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 May 13, 1997
Collecting Event ID 38645
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Tamasopo, San Luis Potosí
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: 90
Remarks: Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
Coordinates: -99.255266, 21.986547GBIF latlong_remarks: Assuming bridge crossing, which fits the description perfectly.
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: 5/13/1997-5/13/1997
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 5\13\1997-5\13\1997
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Stephens, Matt J. Rosenthal, Gill

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