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TNHCi_33471

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.02189° N, 97.47385° W (± 908.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCharacidae
GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens303

Collection Event

CollectorMcNeely, D., Shands, Springman-Van Nest
Collected Date1995.3.10-1995.3.10
Field Numberz30274

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityBrownsville, Palo Alto Historical Site, Sanchez Pond

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoUTB 00462
YearEM/2006
SalinityF
RemarksFB REF: 10 Mar 95-A

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 303

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 March 10, 1995
Collecting Event ID 15883
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Brownsville Ship Channel Bahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain
HUC 12 121102080900
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Unable to find Sanchez Pond. Assuming it to be the main pond at the site.
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/10/1995-3/10/1995
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 3\10\1995-3\10\1995
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: McNeely, David Shands, Springman-Van Nest

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