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TNHCi_9480

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

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

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Specimen

Num Specimens5

Collection Event

CollectorR.G.F.R.T. Survey
Collected Date1979.4.11

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalitySalt Creek near Southern Pacific RR crossing

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 5

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 April 12, 1979
Collecting Event ID 11070
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
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/12/1979-4/12/1979
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Rio Grande Fishes Recovery Team survey
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Rio Grande Fishes Recovery Team survey
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/11/1979-4/11/1979
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: 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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