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TNHCi_7213

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.87484° N, 97.93152° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens26

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C. and M. Stevenson
Collected Date1968.3.5

Geography

DrainageGuadalupe
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHays
LocalitySan Marcos River at IH 35

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 26

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected March 6, 1968
Collecting Event ID 7556
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Blackland Prairies
Jurisdiction Hays, Texas
Name San Marcos River at I 35
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 Assumed to be on the San Marcos River due to presence of Etheostoma fonticola among species in collecting event. Georeference copied from track 1 georeferences.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/6/1968-3/6/1968
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Stevenson, Michael M.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, Michael M. Stevenson
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/5/1968-3/5/1968
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: NA
georeference September 7, 2006
Error: 43.662Locality: San Marcos River at I 35Coordinates: 29.874840764;-97.931523578Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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