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TNHCi_58718

Not suspect, not examined
West Texas Shiner – Notropis megalops
SGCN NS NatureServeStatus object (GNR) NS NatureServeStatus object (SNR)

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.87323° N, 100.99330° W (± 46362.0 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCyprinidae
GenusNotropis

Specimen

Num Specimens185
PreparationFluid - 185

Identification

Identification Remarksoriginal ID, Notropis amabilis - redetermined to be Notropis nov. sp. (species name awaiting publication) by Kevin Conway during examination of N. amabilis from the Devils River
Identified ByConway, Kevin
Date Identified2015.2.11

Collection Event

CollectorGarrett, G.; et al.
Collected Date2001.7.31
Field Numberz29355
Event RemarksThere were several collections made at Devils River 2001. See Gary Garrett field notes/Accn 2002-09, for more detailed collection, locality,and habitat information.

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalityDevils river in Val Verde County
Latitude29.8732345
Longitude-100.9933008
DatumWGS84
Error46361.98195

Record

Occurrence RemarksOriginally from TNHC 29486 - split out and recatalogued upon redetermination

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added June 24, 2020
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 3
From Data Set Received 5/2017 to 11/2017

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 185

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Notropis Notropis megalops
Determiner Kevin Conway
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2015
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 31, 2001
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 368351
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Devils river in Val Verde County
Hydrography
USGS HUC Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Devils Lower Devils Devils River-Amistad Reservoir Indian Creek-Devils River
HydroBASINS   7521 752156 75215630 7521563010 752156301000
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Semiarid Edwards Plateau
HUC 12 130403020301
Georeferencing Remarks Could not confirm location of Oak Tree Campsite or unspecified weir. Given Coordinates don’t correspond to the Devils River.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —

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