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TNHCi_4640

Not suspect, not examined
Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.09539° N, 98.27185° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorTrevino, D. & DB, and D. Ferries
Collected Date1954.5.7

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHidalgo
LocalityRio Grande, Hidalgo bridge, Hidalgo

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon variegatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 8, 1954
Collecting Event ID 7520
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Hidalgo, Texas
Name Rio Grande at McAllen-Hidalgo-Reynosa Bridge on US281
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lake Tropicana-Rio Grande Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain
HUC 12 130900020305
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/8/1954-5/8/1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Trevino, D. Ferries, D.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: D. Trevino, D. Ferries
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/7/1954-5/7/1954
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 June 18, 2007
Error: 43.685Locality: Rio Grande at McAllen-Hidalgo-Reynosa Bridge on US281Coordinates: 26.095386532;-98.271853893Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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