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TNHCi_4605

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.40742° N, 99.08401° W (± 928.1 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens43

Collection Event

CollectorTrevino, D.B. and D. and D. Ferris
Collected Date1954.5.8

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyStarr
LocalityFenton

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 43

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 9, 1954
Collecting Event ID 7521
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Starr, Texas
Name Fronton, Starr County
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Los Olmos Arroyo Grande-Rio Grande Ramirez Creek-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces
HUC 12 130900011107
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation Fronton, not Fenton
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: 5/9/1954-5/9/1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Trevino, D. Ferries, D.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/8/1954-5/8/1954
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: Fronton, not Fenton
georeference June 18, 2007
Error: 928.083081603712Remarks: Fronton, not FentonLocality: Fronton, Starr CountyCoordinates: 26.407423068;-99.084014397Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Fronton, not Fenton

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