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TNHCi_5051

Not suspect, examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.59863° N, 99.03693° W (± 12525.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens6

Collection Event

CollectorMcCoy
Collected Date1957.7.21

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUnknown
LocalityKothman Ranch, Spring Area

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 6

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Adam Cohen
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project.
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected July 22, 1957
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 10139
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Llano Uplift
Jurisdiction Mason, Texas
Name Kothmann Ranch
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal Middle Colorado-Llano Llano Hickory Creek-Llano River Hay Branch-Llano River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Llano Uplift
HUC 12 120902040603
Georeferencing Remarks Treated as Kothmann Ranch. Found Kothmann Ranch map on internet (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kothmannranch.com/images/houstonmap.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.kothmannranch.com/texas_hill_country_inn_map.htm&h=500&w=500&sz=15&hl=en&start
Georeferencing Annotation Kothmann not Kothman
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/22/1957-7/22/1957
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: McCoy
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: McCoy
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: Treated as Kothmann Ranch. Found Kothmann Ranch map on internet (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kothmannranch.com/images/houstonmap.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.kothmannranch.com/texas_hill_country_inn_map.htm&h=500&w=500&sz=15&hl=en&start
Georef Annotation: Kothmann not Kothman
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/21/1957-7/21/1957
georeference June 4, 2007
Error: 12525.5243519463
Remarks: Treated as Kothmann Ranch. Found Kothmann Ranch map on internet (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kothmannranch.com/images/houstonmap.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.kothmannranch.com/texas_hill_country_inn_map.htm&h=500&w=500&sz=15&hl=en&start Kothmann not Kothman
Locality: Kothmann RanchCoordinates: 30.598625111;-99.03693346Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Treated as Kothmann Ranch. Found Kothmann Ranch map on internet (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kothmannranch.com/images/houstonmap.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.kothmannranch.com/texas_hill_country_inn_map.htm&h=500&w=500&sz=15&hl=en&start Kothmann not Kothman

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