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UMMZ_133242

Not suspect, not examined
Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.93633° N, 97.38168° W (± 37834.1 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerRR Miller

Collection Event

CollectorG Gunter & RG Holman
Collected Date1941.2.17

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKenedy
LocalityMurdoch's Lake, Padre Island

Record Source

Source University of Michigan (type: specimens)
Institution University of Michigan (type: university)
Curator William L. Fink
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon variegatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 17, 1941
Collecting Event ID 8746
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Kenedy, Texas
Name Padre Island in Kennedy County
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal Central Laguna Madre Middle Laguna Madre Middle Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Laguna Madre Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes
HUC 12 121102070000
Georeferencing Remarks Can\'t find Murcoch\'s Lake so treated as shown
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/17/1941-2/17/1941
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Gunter, Gordon Holman, R.G.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Gordon Gunter, R.G. Holman
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 2/17/1941-2/17/1941
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 Murcoch's Lake so treated as shown
georeference May 14, 2007
Error: 37834.0680958377Remarks: Can't find Murcoch's Lake so treated as shownLocality: Padre Island in Kennedy CountyCoordinates: 26.936325728;-97.381683659Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Can't find Murcoch's Lake so treated as shown

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