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TNHCi_28350

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 33.60599° N, 100.25161° W (± 24635.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorMecham, and Cuellar, and Forester
Collected Date1967.2.12

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKing
LocalitySouth Fork Wichita River, near River Styx Cave

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. 12, 1967
Collecting Event ID 11255
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Rolling Plains
Jurisdiction King, Texas
Name South Wichita River
Hydrography Arkansas-White-Red Region Red-Washita Red-Lake Texoma South Wichita Upper South Wichita River Ash Creek-South Wichita River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Caprock Canyons, Badlands, and Breaks
HUC 12 111302050107
Georeferencing Remarks Can\'t find location for River Styx Cave so treated as shown.
Georeferencing Annotation South Wichita River not South Fork Wichita River
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/12/1967-2/12/1967
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Mecham, John S. Cuellar, Forester
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: John S. Mecham, Cuellar, Forester
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/12/1967-2/12/1967
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: NAGeoref Remark: Can't find location for River Styx Cave so treated as shown.Georef Annotation: South Wichita River not South Fork Wichita River
georeference October 3, 2007
Error: 24635.8379518943
Remarks: Can't find location for River Styx Cave so treated as shown. South Wichita River not South Fork Wichita River
Locality: South Wichita RiverCoordinates: 33.605993783;-100.251614101Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Can't find location for River Styx Cave so treated as shown. South Wichita River not South Fork Wichita River

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