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TNHCi_6602

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.86339° N, 97.93205° W (± 580.6 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C. and G. Drewry
Collected Date1960.8.13

Geography

DrainageGuadalupe
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHays
LocalitySan Marcos River, drainage ditch at fish hatchery

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments GIS-based name change, no examination | ID updated based on taxonomic revision for this species/location
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 14, 1960
Collecting Event ID 6815
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Blackland Prairies
Jurisdiction Hays, Texas
Name Wood State Fish Hatchery
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 Treated as if at Fish Hatchery
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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