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TNHCi_7312

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.59038° N, 97.58497° W (± 989.0 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens723

Collection Event

CollectorBirkhead, W.
Collected Date1950.9.11

Geography

DrainageGuadalupe
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGonzales
LocalityPalmetto State Park

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 723

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 Sept. 12, 1950
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 10575
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Oak Woods & Prairies
Jurisdiction Gonzales, Texas
Name Palmetto State Park
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe San Marcos Lower San Marcos River Mule Creek-San Marcos River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Southern Post Oak Savanna
HUC 12 121002030503
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/12/1950-9/12/1950
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Birkhead, William
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: William Birkhead
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 9/11/1970-9/11/1950
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 27, 2006
Error: 989.024184003956Locality: Palmetto State ParkCoordinates: 29.590380844;-97.584974161Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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