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TNHCi_35357

Not suspect, examined
Moctezuma Swordtail Xiphophorus montezumae

Map

Location 29.35981° N, 107.73961° W (± 10630 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyPoeciliidae
GenusXiphophorus
Speciesvariatus

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorFischer, Jim
Field Numberz35357

Geography

CountryMexico
LocalityNacimiento del Rio Frio, Gomez Farias area

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 2875
YearLC/2007
RemarksLedger states that specimen "died in captivity 20 Mar 1977 "

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 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus Xiphophorus montezumae
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | male sword length matches description; sword composed of unbranched rays; multiple zigzag lines on sides; ray 4p of gonopodium with unreduced distal serrae
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1830 – Dec. 31, 2010
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 42500
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Gomez Farias, Chihuahua
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. | GBIF latlong_remarks: Error covers area around Gomez Farias.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 45
Remarks: Coordinates recovered from TPWD GoFish database and shifted slightly off the bank into the creek.
Locality: Salado Creek at given coordinatesCoordinates: -98.411265, 29.360982Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Coordinates recovered from TPWD GoFish database and shifted slightly off the bank into the creek.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1830-12/31/2010
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Fischer, Jim

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