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TNHCi_33996

Not suspect, examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.75827° N, 100.39627° W (± 74.6 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCharacidae
GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens6

Collection Event

CollectorNorris, C. G. Linam, and A. El-Hage
Collected Date2003.10.16-2003.10.16
Field Numberz33985

Geography

DrainageWaterBody: West Fork Nueces
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyEdwards
LocalityKickapoo Springs

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
YearEH/2007
SalinityF
GearElectrofishing

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 6

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Abigail J. Birdsell
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | lateral line scale count: 36 mode; scale rows above lateral line: 8 mode; anal rays: 20 mode; no overlap of anal & dorsal fins
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 16, 2003
Collecting Event ID 12919
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Edwards, Texas
Name Kickapoo Spring in Edwards County
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces West Nueces Upper West Nueces River Bluff Creek-West Nueces River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Edwards Plateau Woodland
HUC 12 121101020204
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Spring is not plural
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 10/16/2003-10/16/2003
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 10\16\2003-10\16\2003
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Norris, Chad Linam, Gordon El-Hage, Albert

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