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TNHCi_9474

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens28

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C.S.; Edwards
Collected Date1979.3.13

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalitySan Felipe Creek, tributary, E side, on Lowe Ranch

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 28

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 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
No locality photos available.
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: San Felipe Creek at Lowe RanchCoordinates: -100.880497, 29.382075Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
coordinates provided by Gary Garrett
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
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: Hubbs, Clark Edwards
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, Edwards
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: Can't find Lowe Ranch so treated as entire watershed.
georeference September 28, 2007
Error: 9910.34035195748Remarks: Can't find Lowe Ranch so treated as entire watershed.Locality: Unspecified tributary of San Felipe CreekCoordinates: 29.404260578;-100.871726296Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Can't find Lowe Ranch so treated as entire watershed.

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