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TNHCi_2643

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.87012° N, 97.93032° W (± 470.9 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorStrawn; et al.
Collected Date1952.2.22

Geography

DrainageGuadalupe
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHays
LocalitySan Marcos River, 1 mi. E San Marcos, Cotton Gin

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 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 Feb. 23, 1952
Collecting Event ID 6930
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Blackland Prairies
Jurisdiction Hays, Texas
Name San Marcos River, reach I 35 downstream to Wood State Fish Hatchery
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe San Marcos Upper San Marcos River Purgatory Creek-San Marcos River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 121002030302
Georeferencing Remarks Can\'t find reference to cotton gin in available sources, but do see it mentioned in several locality descriptions that say it is near or just upstream of Wood State Fish Hatchery and some say it is 1 mile east of San Marcos. I am treating it as being at \"
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/23/1952-2/23/1952
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Strawn, Kirk R. Pyburn, W.F.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Kirk R. Strawn, W.F. Pyburn
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/22/1952-2/22/1952
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: NA
Georef Remark: Can't find reference to cotton gin in available sources, but do see it mentioned in several locality descriptions that say it is near or just upstream of Wood State Fish Hatchery and some say it is 1 mile east of San Marcos. I am treating it as being at '
georeference July 18, 2007
Error: 470.862355201883
Remarks: Can't find reference to cotton gin in available sources, but do see it mentioned in several locality descriptions that say it is near or just upstream of Wood State Fish Hatchery and some say it is 1 mile east of San Marcos. I am treating it as being at '
Locality: San Marcos River, reach I 35 downstream to Wood State Fish HatcheryCoordinates: 29.870120922;-97.930323537Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Can't find reference to cotton gin in available sources, but do see it mentioned in several locality descriptions that say it is near or just upstream of Wood State Fish Hatchery and some say it is 1 mile east of San Marcos. I am treating it as being at '

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