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TNHCi_4867

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.88296° N, 102.87742° W (± 242.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C.S.; Dorf
Collected Date1956.10.7

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPecos
LocalityPool N of Comanche 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 3

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 Oct. 8, 1956
Collecting Event ID 10681
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Pecos, Texas
Name Comanche Springs
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Landreth-Monument Draws Comanche Creek Headwaters Comanche Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700071801
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as shown.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
flag (suspect/examine) July 28, 2014
mark for examination, but not suspect
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: 10/8/1956-10/8/1956
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Dorf
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, Dorf
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 10/7/1956-10/7/1956
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 Remark: Treated as shown.
georeference October 25, 2006
Error: 242.255954400969Remarks: Treated as shown.Locality: Comanche SpringsCoordinates: 30.882956797;-102.87742154Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Treated as shown.

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