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TNHCi_4417

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.05839° N, 100.66171° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens97

Collection Event

CollectorTrevino, D. & D.B. and D. Ferries
Collected Date1954.5.29

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMaverick
Locality10 mi W Quemado, mouth of Tequesqueste at Las Moras Ranch,

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 97

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 May 30, 1954
Collecting Event ID 1276
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Maverick, Texas
Name Rio Grande at Tequesquite Creek
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Falcon Rio Grande-Falcon Elm-Sycamore Tequesquite Creek-Rio Grande 130800011205-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
HUC 12 130800011205
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation Spelled \"Tequesquite\"
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/30/1954-5/30/1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Trevino, D. Ferries, D.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/29/1954-5/29/1954
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: D. Trevino, D. Ferries
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: NAGeoref Annotation: Spelled 'Tequesquite'
georeference November 8, 2007
Error: 43.667Remarks: Spelled 'Tequesquite'Locality: Tequesquite Creek at Rio Grande RiverCoordinates: 29.058262928;-100.661900043Georeferencer: GLMGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Spelled 'Tequesquite'

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