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TNHCi_9479

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.87974° N, 103.94718° W (± 1380.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Specimen

Num Specimens204

Collection Event

CollectorR.G.F.R.T. Survey
Collected Date1979.3.11

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalitySalt Creek, near Southern Pacific Railway crossing 29-22n 100 58w

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 204

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

Collected March 12, 1979
Collecting Event ID 11072
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Reeves, Texas
Name Salt Creek near Southern Pacific Railroad crossing
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Lower Pecos-Red Bluff Reservoir Lower Salt Creek Highway Tank-Salt Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700010305
Georeferencing Remarks Reach runs halfway to Red Bluff Lake Road
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
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: 3/12/1979-3/12/1979
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Rio Grande Fishes Recovery Team survey
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 3/11/1979-3/11/1979
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, Rio Grande Fishes Recovery Team survey
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: Reach runs halfway to Red Bluff Lake Road
georeference August 26, 2007
Error: 1380.81715199408Remarks: Reach runs halfway to Red Bluff Lake RoadLocality: Salt Creek near Southern Pacific Railroad crossingCoordinates: 31.87974277;-103.947182497Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Reach runs halfway to Red Bluff Lake Road

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