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TNHCi_71737

Not suspect, not examined
Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.03804° N, 97.24472° W (± 2850.1 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCyprinodontidae
GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus

Specimen

Num Specimens476
PreparationFluid - 476

Collection Event

CollectorWallus, Bob; Biggar, Charles W.; Smith, Carey
Collected Date13-2-1971 to 13-2-1971
Field Numberz71737

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
Localityunspecified waterbody at SH 48, 4 miles west of Port Isabel; Cameron, Texas, United States; 26.0380400000, -97.2447200000
Latitude26.0380400000
Longitude-97.2447200000
DatumWGS84
Error2850.1482240000

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 476

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon variegatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 13, 1971
Collecting Event ID 294453
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name unspecified waterbody at SH 48, 4 miles west of Port Isabel; Cameron, Texas, United States; 26.0380400000, -97.2447200000
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 Laguna Madre Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102080900
Georeferencing Remarks Georeferencing details copied from donor into FoTX fields | Georef remarks: ;Should be SH 48 not SH 4.
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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