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TNHCi_35215

Not suspect, not examined
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.89556° N, 97.62907° W (± 489.2 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyPoeciliidae
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorKihn,
Collected Date1970.6.6-1970.6.6
Field Numberz35215

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityNueces River, Sta. 1a at Hwy 77
Latitude DMS27.8925000°
Longitude DMS-97.6272222°

Other

QuestionableNo
DataMultiple Lot Jar
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 258
YearLC/2007

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 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected June 6, 1970
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 18831
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction San Patricio, Texas
Name Jct Nueces River and U. S. Hwy 77
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Lower Nueces Bayou Creek-Nueces River City of Calallen-Nueces River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Floodplains and Low Terraces
HUC 12 121101110707
Georeferencing Remarks Mapped coordinates did not quite lie on the Nueces River. Referenced point on the river at the jct. with U. S. Hwy 77 and used distance to given coordinates as the extent.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/6/1970-6/6/1970
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 6\6\1970-6\6\1970
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Kihn

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