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TNHCi_4013

Not suspect, not examined
Western Mosquitofish – Gambusia affinis
NS NatureServeStatus object (G5) NS NatureServeStatus object (S5)

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.71359° N, 98.13522° W (± 817.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens24

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C.S.
Collected Date1951.11.30

Geography

DrainageGuadalupe
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyComal
LocalityLanda Park Lake, 1.3 mi. N New Braunfels Plaza

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
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 24

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 Dec. 1, 1951
Collecting Event ID 7778
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Comal, Texas
Name Comal River, headwaters
Hydrography
USGS HUC Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe Middle Guadalupe Comal River-Guadalupe River Dry Comal River-Guadalupe River
HydroBASINS   7519 751940 75194092 7519409201 751940920100
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 121002020106
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 12/1/1951-12/1/1951
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 11/30/1951-11/30/1951
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
georeference September 18, 2006
Error: 817.546751996492Locality: Comal River, headwatersCoordinates: 29.713585761;-98.135218354Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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