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TNHCi_44610

Not suspect, not examined
Swordtail Platyfish Xiphophorus xiphidium

Map

Location 23.70472° N, 99.22278° W (± 45 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyPoeciliidae
GenusXiphophorus
Speciesxiphidium

Specimen

Num Specimens35

Collection Event

CollectorGarcia de Leon, F.
Collected Date1999.12.11-1999.12.11
Field NumberZ27564

Geography

CountryMexico
StateTamaulipas
LocalityRio San Marcos, Zona de Montana
Latitude DMS23.7047215°
Longitude DMS-99.2227783°

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoColecta 26
YearMC/2010
RemarksCollection # 26 Edit (3/2/2010): F. Martin suggests - near Victoria - for locality

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 31, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 35

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus Xiphophorus xiphidium
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Dec. 11, 1999
Collecting Event ID 28226
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Victoria, Tamaulipas
Name Unknown
Hydrography
HydroBASINS 7531 753108 75310862 7531086223 753108622300
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution. | GBIF latlong_remarks:
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 45
Remarks: Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution.
Coordinates: -99.222778, 23.704722
Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 12/11/1999-12/11/1999
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 12\11\1999-12\11\1999
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Garcia de Leon, Francisco

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