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TNHCi_63057

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.87482° N, 97.93157° W (± 350 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyPoeciliidae
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens5
PreparationFluid - 5

Identification

Identification RemarksF. Martin verified 29Apr2013
Identified ByHubbs, Clark
Date Identified..

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, Clark
Collected Date1979.3.25
Field Numberz41678
Event RemarksECS notes: county info not provided; but there is only one crossing of the San Marcos and IH 35

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHays
LocalitySan Marcos River at IH 35 crossing, San Marcos
Latitude29.87482
Longitude-97.931568
DatumWGS84
Error350.0

Georeferencing

Georeference RemarksCentroid placed on bank at S side of crossing; uncertainty estimated to to extend N to Cheatham St crossing, and S past Cape's Dam, (aka Thompson Island Dam)

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 5

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected March 25, 1979
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 305904
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Hays, Texas
Name San Marcos River at IH 35 crossing, San Marcos
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe San Marcos Upper San Marcos River Purgatory Creek-San Marcos River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 121002030302
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference needs verification/refinement; coordinates provided by donor
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because This record, being part of the track 3 import, is not formally georeferenced by FoTX staff at this time. However, to allow mapping and visualization of this record, locality information has been provisionally accepted if provided by the donor or if location text could be matched to previously georeferenced records by FoTX team or donor data. For many records spatial error is either accepted from the donor (when provided) or derived based on coordinate precision.

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