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TNHCi_70287

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.54185° N, 101.92132° W (± 22181.6 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyPoeciliidae
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens11
PreparationFluid - 11

Identification

Identified ByMartin, Floyd
Date Identified29-10-2010

Collection Event

CollectorMiller, Brenda
Collected Date8-6-1972 to 8-6-1972
Field Numberz70287

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTerrell
LocalityIndependence Creek; Terrell Co.; Terrell, Texas, United States; 30.5418500000, -101.9213200000
Latitude30.5418500000
Longitude-101.9213200000
DatumWGS84
Error22181.5883500000

Other

Specimen NotesMost have 6 dorsal rays, 2 have 7; G. affinis usually has 6 but can have 7; medium confidence

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 June 6, 2020

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 11

Current Determination

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

Collecting Event

Collected June 8, 1972
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 296231
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Terrell, Texas
Name Independence Creek; Terrell Co.; Terrell, Texas, United States; 30.5418500000, -101.9213200000
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Independence Middle Independence Creek Horsehead Canyon-Independence Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Stockton Plateau
HUC 12 130700100305
Georeferencing Remarks Georeferencing details copied from donor into FoTX fields | Georef remarks: Can't be sure where to start measuring from. Treated as Independence Creek within Terrell County.;
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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