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TNHCi_28400

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 33.84431° N, 98.54005° W (± 1263.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorWest, B.
Collected Date1970.3.2

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWichita
LocalityLAKE WICHITA, SOUTH DAM, WICHITA FALLS

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 1

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 March 2, 1970
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 10233
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Rolling Plains
Jurisdiction Wichita, Texas
Name Wichita Lake at the dam
Hydrography Arkansas-White-Red Region Red-Washita Red-Lake Texoma Wichita Holliday Creek Middle Holliday Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Broken Red Plains
HUC 12 111302060303
Georeferencing Remarks extent covers all of the dam
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/2/1970-3/2/1970
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: West, B.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: B. West
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/2/1970-3/2/1970
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: extent covers all of the dam
georeference July 17, 2007
Error: 1263.31675200505Remarks: extent covers all of the damLocality: Wichita Lake at the damCoordinates: 33.844311346;-98.540049886Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
extent covers all of the dam

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