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TNHCi_9331

Not suspect, examined
Tex-Mex Gambusia Gambusia speciosa
NS G3 NS S3

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.38208° N, 100.88050° W (± 45 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorEchelle, A.; et al.
Collected Date1979.3.13

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalitySan Felipe Creek, tributary, Hinds Ranch, just below headsprings

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia speciosa
Determiner Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date May 19, 2014
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: gonopodium typical for species; 7 dorsal rays; MinSL(mm): ; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: 1; Count female: 0; Extern parasites:
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name San Felipe Creek at Lowe Ranch
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Falcon Rio Grande-Falcon Elm-Sycamore San Felipe Creek-Rio Grande Headwaters San Felipe Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
Ecoregion Semiarid Edwards Bajada
HUC 12 130800010205
Georeferencing Remarks coordinates provided by Gary Garrett
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 45Remarks: coordinates provided by Gary GarrettLocality: Hind's Ranch poolCoordinates: -100.866344, 29.400003Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
coordinates provided by Gary Garrett
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
collectors June 30, 2021
collectors: Hubbs Clark, Edwards Robert J., Echelle Anthony A., Garrett Gary P., Dean S. M.
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: 3/14/1979-3/14/1979
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Echelle, Anthony A.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Anthony A. Echelle
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/13/1979-3/13/1979
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 Remark: Could not confirm location of Hinds Ranch in San Felipe Creek watershed.
georeference June 15, 2007
Error: 10151.7419519564Remarks: Could not confirm location of Hinds Ranch in San Felipe Creek watershed.Locality: San Felipe Creek in Val Verde CountyCoordinates: 29.406920487;-100.87199631Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Could not confirm location of Hinds Ranch in San Felipe Creek watershed.

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