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TNHCi_8794

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.56303° N, 102.77558° W (± 166.1 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Collection Event

CollectorMiller; et al.
Collected Date1977.4.2

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
LocalityRio Grande just above mouth Maravillas Canyon, to 100 M below 29-30n 102-45w

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 No data

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 April 3, 1977
Collecting Event ID 5242
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Acuna, Coahuila
Name Rio Grande at Maravillas Canyon
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Reagan-Sanderson Reagan Canyon-Rio Grande Big Canyon-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Trans Pecos
HUC 12 130402080201
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/3/1977-4/3/1977
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Miller, Robert Rush Hubbs, Catherine S.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/2/1977-4/2/1977
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, Robert Rush Miller, Catherine S. Hubbs
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 November 14, 2006
Error: 248.969784000996Locality: Rio Grande River at Maravillas Canyon and downstream 100 metersCoordinates: 29.562610468;-102.776014227Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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