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TNHCi_33453

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.91403° N, 97.72979° W (± 18793.9 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCharacidae
GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorKihn, H., and K. Barnes
Collected Date1971.9.18-1971.9.18
Field Numberz33453

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityNueces R., Sta. 1a

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 972
YearEH/2006
SalinityF

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added April 23, 2015
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 Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments GIS-based name change, no examination | ID updated based on taxonomic revision for this species/location
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 18, 1971
Collecting Event ID 18625
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Nueces River in Nueces County
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Lower Nueces Bayou Creek-Nueces River Cayamon Creek-Nueces River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Floodplains and Low Terraces
HUC 12 121101110705
Georeferencing Remarks Do not know where the stations are, referenced the river at the midpoint in the county with reach being along the county line.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/18/1971-9/18/1971
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 9\18\1971-9\18\1971
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Kihn, H. Barnes, K.

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