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TNHCi_5129

Not suspect, examined
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.23935° N, 98.76886° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusPimephales
Speciespromelas

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorMcCoy
Collected Date1955.1.26

Geography

DrainageColorado
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyUnknown
LocalityPedernales River, mouth of Palo Alto Creek

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 Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Pimephales Pimephales promelas
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | body depth into SL 3.6 to 3.9; caudal spot variable, small and distinct to absent; mouth nearly terminal and horizontal; LL complete (unusual for this species)
Identification Confidence Medium

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 27, 1955
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 10645
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Gillespie, Texas
Name Pedernales River at Mouth of Palo Alto Creek
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal Middle Colorado-Llano Pedernales North Grape Creek-Pedernales River Salt Branch-Pedernales River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Edwards Plateau Woodland
HUC 12 120902060202
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/27/1955-1/27/1955
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: McCoy
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: McCoy
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/26/1955-1/26/1955
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 September 6, 2007
Error: 43.66Locality: Pedernales River at Mouth of Palo Alto CreekCoordinates: 30.239347238;-98.7688557Georeferencer: GLMGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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