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TNHCi_9002

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.55327° N, 98.70128° W (± 82.4 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens94

Collection Event

CollectorBirkhead, W.; et al.
Collected Date1970.9.11

Geography

DrainageColorado
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLlano
LocalitySandy Creek, Rt 16

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 94

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

Locality

Region Llano Uplift
Jurisdiction Llano, Texas
Name Sandy Creek at SH 16
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal Middle Colorado-Llano Buchanan-Lyndon B. Johnson Lakes Sandy Creek Hondo Creek-Sandy Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Llano Uplift
HUC 12 120902010304
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/12/1970-9/12/1970
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Birkhead, William Timmerman, Sage, Richard
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: William Birkhead, Timmerman, Richard Sage
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 9/11/1970-9/11/1970
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 December 20, 2006
Error: 82.368Locality: Sandy Creek at SH 16Coordinates: 30.553267231;-98.701284799Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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