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TNHCi_28312

Not suspect, examined
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.88226° N, 100.48421° W (± 1156.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPimephales
Speciespromelas

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorMecham, et al
Collected Date1967.2.10

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCoke
LocalityColorado River, 1/2 mi S of Robert Lee

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 Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Pimephales Pimephales promelas
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | LL incomplete; no caudal spot; peritoneum dark
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 10, 1967
Collecting Event ID 9547
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Rolling Plains
Jurisdiction Coke, Texas
Name Colorado River south of Robert Lee
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Upper Colorado Upper Colorado Upper Colorado Kickapoo Creek-Colorado River Messbox Creek-Colorado River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Caprock Canyons, Badlands, and Breaks
HUC 12 120800080402
Georeferencing Remarks Point is placed on river due south of Robert Lee geographic center and extent runs upstream to line drawn southwest of line drawn from center.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/10/1967-2/10/1967
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Mecham, John S.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: John S. Mecham
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/10/1967-2/10/1967
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: Point is placed on river due south of Robert Lee geographic center and extent runs upstream to line drawn southwest of line drawn from center.
georeference November 30, 2006
Error: 1156.64955360463
Remarks: Point is placed on river due south of Robert Lee geographic center and extent runs upstream to line drawn southwest of line drawn from center.
Locality: Colorado River south of Robert LeeCoordinates: 31.882262187;-100.484214271Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point is placed on river due south of Robert Lee geographic center and extent runs upstream to line drawn southwest of line drawn from center.

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