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TNHCi_9406

Not suspect, not examined
Inland Silverside Menidia beryllina
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.87323° N, 100.99330° W (± 46362.0 m)

Taxonomy

GenusMenidia
Speciesberyllina

Specimen

Num Specimens56

Collection Event

CollectorEchelle, A.; et al.
Collected Date1979.3.12

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalityDevil's River, Oaktree Campsite to wier, Pofford's Crossing, W side, 29-40-00N 100-58-00W

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 56

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae Menidia Menidia beryllina
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date July 26, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments correction of taxonomic change
Identification Confidence Unknown

Previous Determination

Actinopterygii Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae Menidia Menidia audens
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments GIS-based name change, no examination | ID updated based on taxonomic revision for this species/location
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Devils river in Val Verde County
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Devils Lower Devils Devils River-Amistad Reservoir Indian Creek-Devils River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Semiarid Edwards Plateau
HUC 12 130403020301
Georeferencing Remarks Could not confirm location of Oak Tree Campsite or unspecified weir. Given Coordinates don’t correspond to the Devils River.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/13/1979-3/13/1979
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Echelle, Anthony A.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Anthony A. Echelle
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/12/1979-3/12/1979
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: NA
Georef Remark: Could not confirm location of Oak Tree Campsite or unspecified weir. Given Coordinates don’t correspond to the Devils River.
georeference June 11, 2007
Error: 46361.9819518011
Remarks: Could not confirm location of Oak Tree Campsite or unspecified weir. Given Coordinates don’t correspond to the Devils River.
Locality: Devils river in Val Verde CountyCoordinates: 29.873234502;-100.993300768Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Could not confirm location of Oak Tree Campsite or unspecified weir. Given Coordinates don’t correspond to the Devils River.

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