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TNHCi_8164

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.67164° N, 94.95253° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens18

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C.S.; Buchanan, T.
Collected Date1968.3.24

Geography

DrainageNeches
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
LocalityAngelina River, State Hwy 21 near Crockett

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 18

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 25, 1968
Collecting Event ID 9256
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Piney Woods
Jurisdiction Nacogdoches, Texas
Name Angelina River at SH 21
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Neches Neches Upper Angelina Gibbons Creek-Angelina River Beaver Creek-Angelina River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Floodplains and Low Terraces
HUC 12 120200040602
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Location is in Cherokee County not Houston County
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/25/1968-3/25/1968
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Buchanan, Thomas M.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, T. Buchanan
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/24/1968-3/24/1968
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: NAGeoref Annotation: Location is in Cherokee County not Houston County
georeference October 25, 2007
Error: 43.651Remarks: Location is in Cherokee County not Houston CountyLocality: Angelina River at SH 21Coordinates: 31.671638599;-94.952530789Georeferencer: GLMGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Location is in Cherokee County not Houston County

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