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TNHCi_2908

Not suspect, not examined
Western Mosquitofish – Gambusia affinis
NS NatureServeStatus object (G5) NS NatureServeStatus object (S5)

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.04408° N, 97.87042° W (± 498.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens10

Collection Event

CollectorJurgens, K.; Flury, A.
Collected Date1952.4.17

Geography

DrainageNueces
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountySan Patricio
Locality300 yd. below Mathis dam, Nueces River

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 10

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 April 18, 1952
Collecting Event ID 9202
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction San Patricio, Texas
Name Nueces River 300 yards downstream of Mathis Dam
Hydrography
USGS HUC Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Lower Nueces Penitas Creek-Lake Corpus Christi Barbone Creek-Lake Corpus Christi
HydroBASINS   7519 751961 75196101 7519610105 751961010500
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
HUC 12 121101110605
Georeferencing Remarks Mathis Dam reference found on internet (http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/RWPG/rpgm_rpts/2003483001.pdf):\"the construction of the Mathis Dam, built near\nthe current site of the Wesley Seale Dam\". Aerial photo from Google Earth shows what is likely the Mathis
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/18/1952-4/18/1952
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Jurgens, Kenneth C. Flury, A.G.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Kenneth C. Jurgens, A.G. Flury
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/17/1952-4/17/1952
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: Mathis Dam reference found on internet (http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/RWPG/rpgm_rpts/2003483001.pdf):'the construction of the Mathis Dam, built near the current site of the Wesley Seale Dam''. Aerial photo from Google Earth shows what is likely the Mathis
georeference September 5, 2007
Error: 498.305023217181
Remarks: Mathis Dam reference found on internet (http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/RWPG/rpgm_rpts/2003483001.pdf):'the construction of the Mathis Dam, built near the current site of the Wesley Seale Dam''. Aerial photo from Google Earth shows what is likely the Mathis
Locality: Nueces River 300 yards downstream of Mathis DamCoordinates: 28.044084;-97.870418Georeferencer: AEC
Mathis Dam reference found on internet (http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/RWPG/rpgm_rpts/2003483001.pdf):'the construction of the Mathis Dam, built near the current site of the Wesley Seale Dam''. Aerial photo from Google Earth shows what is likely the Mathis

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