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TNHCi_9416

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra – Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.38252° N, 100.96580° W (± 3875.3 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens16

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C.S.
Collected Date1979.3.11

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalitySalt Creek, Sulphur Spring29-21-00-N 100-57-00-W

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 16

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
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

Collected March 12, 1979
Collecting Event ID 11073
Field Notes

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Salt Creek in Val Verde County
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Falcon Rio Grande-Falcon Elm-Sycamore San Felipe Creek-Rio Grande Cienegas Creek-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130800010204
Georeferencing Remarks Could not confirm location of Sulphur Springs
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 3/12/1979-3/12/1979
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Rio Grande Fishes Recovery Team survey
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, Rio Grande Fishes Recovery Team survey
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/11/1979-3/11/1979
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 Sulphur Springs
georeference June 15, 2007
Error: 3875.30035198337Remarks: Could not confirm location of Sulphur SpringsLocality: Salt Creek in Val Verde CountyCoordinates: 29.382521102;-100.965798579Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Could not confirm location of Sulphur Springs

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