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TNHCi_6870

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 25.91686° N, 97.50162° W (± 6973.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens6

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C.S.; Laritz, M.
Collected Date1961.5.6

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityCentral Avenue ditch

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 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 May 7, 1961
Collecting Event ID 9515
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Brownsville
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Brownsville Ship Channel Bahia Grande-Brownsville Ship Channel
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain
HUC 12 121102080900
Georeferencing Remarks There are numerous ditches that cross Central Avenue. Treated as shown.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/7/1961-5/7/1961
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Laritz, M.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, M. Laritz
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/6/1961-5/6/1961
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: NAGeoref Remark: There are numerous ditches that cross Central Avenue. Treated as shown.
georeference November 17, 2006
Error: 6973.28755197008Remarks: There are numerous ditches that cross Central Avenue. Treated as shown.Locality: BrownsvilleCoordinates: 25.916864696;-97.501624722Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
There are numerous ditches that cross Central Avenue. Treated as shown.

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