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TNHCi_33501

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.06457° N, 100.63896° W (± 74.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorWood and party
Collected Date1970.4.25-1970.4.25
Field Numberz33501

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyMaverick
LocalityPinto Creek, 8.7 mi. N.W. Quemado, U.S. 277

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 1306
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 April 25, 1970
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 17024
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Maverick, Texas
Name Tequesquite Creek at US 277
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Falcon Rio Grande-Falcon Elm-Sycamore Tequesquite Creek-Rio Grande Tequesquite Spring
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
HUC 12 130800011204
Georeferencing Remarks Assuming that collectors were at Tequesquite Creek, instead of Pinto Creek, based on 2 factors: Maverick County - Pinto Creek lies in Kinney County on US 277, while Tequesquite Creek is in Maverick. Secondly, the provided distance of 8.7 mi NW is an alm
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/25/1970-4/25/1970
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 4\25\1970-4\25\1970
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Wood

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