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TNHCi_39320

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.21617° N, 101.55893° W (± 8059.6 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCharacidae
GenusAstyanax
Speciesfasciatus

Specimen

Num Specimens21

Collection Event

CollectorMecham, J.
Collected Date1967.3.11-1967.3.11
Field Numberz39320

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalityHoward's Creek

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTTM 0048
YearMC/2008
RemarksDonation from Texas Tech University
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 21

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 11, 1967
Collecting Event ID 10077
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Howard Draw in Val Verde County
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Howard Draw Lower Howard Draw Perkins Draw-Howard Draw
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Semiarid Edwards Plateau
HUC 12 130700110308
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference from locality ID#17577
Georeferencing Annotation Howard Draw, not Howard creek
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/11/1967-3/11/1967
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 3\11\1967-3\11\1967
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Mecham, J. Ichthyology Class 1967

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