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TNHCi_4752

Not suspect, examined
Blue Catfish – Ictalurus furcatus
NS G5 NS S5

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Map

Location 29.34614° N, 100.94677° W (± 1462.1 m)

Taxonomy

GenusIctalurus
Speciesfurcatus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorTrevino, D.B. & D, and D. Ferries
Collected Date1954.5.28

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalityAbove mouth of Jinagus Springs

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 Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ictalurus Ictalurus furcatus
Determiner Ben Labay
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: anal rays: 36; MinSL(mm): 138; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 32 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected May 29, 1954
Collecting Event ID 7747
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Rio Grande above the mouth of Sinagus(sic) Springs, 3 miles west of Del Rio
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Falcon Rio Grande-Falcon Elm-Sycamore San Felipe Creek-Rio Grande Cienegas Creek-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
HUC 12 130800010204
Georeferencing Remarks Updated locality based on info provided by Bob Edwards. His notes state: should be “Rio Grande above the mouth of Sinagus(sic) Springs, 3 miles west of Del Rio Texas, Val Verde County.” Dorothy Treviño was referring to her 5/29/54 collection at that s
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
flag (suspect/examine) July 28, 2014
mark for examination, but not suspect
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/29/1954-5/29/1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Trevino, D. Ferries, D.
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
Georef Remark: Updated locality based on info provided by Bob Edwards. His notes state: should be “Rio Grande above the mouth of Sinagus(sic) Springs, 3 miles west of Del Rio Texas, Val Verde County.” Dorothy Treviño was referring to her 5/29/54 collection at that s
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: D. Trevino, D. Ferries
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/28/1954-5/28/1954
georeference December 1, 2010
Error: 1462.07530800585
Remarks: Updated locality based on info provided by Bob Edwards. His notes state: should be “Rio Grande above the mouth of Sinagus(sic) Springs, 3 miles west of Del Rio Texas, Val Verde County.” Dorothy Treviño was referring to her 5/29/54 collection at that s
Locality: Rio Grande above the mouth of Sinagus(sic) Springs, 3 miles west of Del RioCoordinates: 29.346139387;-100.946765994Georeferencer: MJCGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Updated locality based on info provided by Bob Edwards. His notes state: should be “Rio Grande above the mouth of Sinagus(sic) Springs, 3 miles west of Del Rio Texas, Val Verde County.” Dorothy Treviño was referring to her 5/29/54 collection at that s

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