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TNHCi_29486(2)

Not suspect, not examined
West Texas Shiner – Notropis megalops
SGCN NS GNR NS SNR

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.90578° N, 101.04401° W (± 5000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusNotropis
Speciesamabilis

Specimen

Num Specimens222

Identification

DeterminerGarrett, G. P.

Collection Event

CollectorGarrett, G. P. et al.
Collected Date2001.7.31

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalityDevils 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 222

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Notropis Notropis megalops
Determiner Kevin Conway
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 31, 2001
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 7388

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Devils River at given reach
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Devils Lower Devils Devils River-Amistad Reservoir Indian Creek-Devils River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Semiarid Edwards Plateau
HUC 12 130403020301
Georeferencing Remarks coordinates provided by Gary Garrett
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/31/2001-7/31/2001
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Garrett, Gary P.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/31/2001-7/31/2001
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Gary P. Garrett
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
georeference June 11, 2007
Error: 46361.9819518011Locality: Devils river in Val Verde CountyCoordinates: 29.873234502;-100.993300768Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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