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UMMZ_208142

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.67811° N, 101.00292° W (± 246.8 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Specieseximius

Specimen

Num Specimens0

Identification

DeterminerRR Miller

Collection Event

CollectorJ Davis
Collected Date1978.5.4

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalityDevils River at Pafford's Crossing

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 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 May 4, 1978
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 8722
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Devils River at Pafford Crossing
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Devils Lower Devils Devils River-Amistad Reservoir Little Satan Creek-Devils River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Semiarid Edwards Plateau
HUC 12 130403020304
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation Pafford, not Paffords
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/4/1978-5/4/1978
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Davis, J.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: J. Davis
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/4/1978-5/4/1978
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 Annotation: Pafford, not Paffords
georeference June 11, 2007
Error: 246.835574400987Remarks: Pafford, not PaffordsLocality: Devils River at Pafford CrossingCoordinates: 29.678111008;-101.002920407Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Pafford, not Paffords

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