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TNHCi_9446

Not suspect, not examined
Conchos Pupfish – Cyprinodon eximius
TX Threatened SGCN NS G3 NS S1

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Specieseximius

Specimen

Num Specimens14

Collection Event

CollectorEchelle, A.
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 14

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon eximius
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date May 23, 2022
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments Specimen not examined. Species determination change based on taxonomic change as defined by published literature or other standard
Identification Confidence Unknown

Previous Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon sp. (Devils River Pupfish)
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments All records of Cyprinodon eximius from Alamito Creek, Devils River drainages (TX) have been changed to this undescribed species as per Echelle at al. (Copeia, 2005(2), pp320-339).
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected March 13, 1979
Collecting Event ID 6833

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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