A Virtual Museum on the State's Fish Biodiversity

TNHCi_26941

Not suspect, pending examination
Texas Shiner – Notropis amabilis
SGCN NS G4 NS S4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.00987° N, 101.17066° W (± 2232.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusNotropis
Speciesamabilis

Specimen

Num Specimens7

Collection Event

CollectorBrown, W.
Collected Date1953.7.29

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalityDevils River, 25 miles N Comstock

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 Check to see if this is N. megalops.
Count 7

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Notropis Notropis amabilis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 29, 1953
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 9648
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Devils River, 25 miles north of Comstock
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Devils Lower Devils Deaton Draw-Devils River Brushy Draw-Devils River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Semiarid Edwards Plateau
HUC 12 130403020104
Georeferencing Remarks Measured by road from Comstock and location placed on river at closest point.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/29/1953-7/29/1953
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Brown, W.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: W. Brown
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/29/1953-7/29/1953
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: Measured by road from Comstock and location placed on river at closest point.
georeference April 9, 2008
Error: 2232.16012799042Remarks: Measured by road from Comstock and location placed on river at closest point.Locality: Devils River, 25 miles north of ComstockCoordinates: 30.009869545;-101.170655645Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured by road from Comstock and location placed on river at closest point.

Comments On TNHCi_26941

No comments have been posted yet.