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USNM_1566

Not suspect, pending examination
Channel Catfish – Ictalurus punctatus
NS NatureServeStatus object (G5) NS NatureServeStatus object (S5)

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.70998° N, 103.64840° W (± 45000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusLuciopimelodus
Speciespati

Collection Event

CollectorJ. Pope
Collected Date0000 Jun 10 - 0000 00 00

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityR. Pecos, Texas

Record Source

Source National Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution National Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Lynne Parenti
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 31, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes likely I. lupus
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ictalurus Ictalurus punctatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments ID determined without specimen examination | Consensus among FoTX team that this taxon from this very old record represents I. punctatus.
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1853 – Dec. 31, 1854
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 2742
Collecting Event Notes Presumed to be a collection associated with the railroad route survey from the Mississippi river to the Pacific (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42767#page/2/mode/1up). Map of route (https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000831/).
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Crane, Texas
Name Pecos River from Delaware Creek to Toyah Creek
Hydrography
USGS HUC Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Pecos Southwest Mesa-Pecos River Girvin Butte-Pecos River
HydroBASINS   7521 752165 75216517 7521651750 752165175030
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700080202
Georeferencing Remarks Presumed to be a collection associated with the railroad route survey from the Mississippi river to the Pacific (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42767#page/2/mode/1up). Map of route (https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000831/). The location where Pope's route parallels the Pecos is shown. Georeferenced area covers this reach.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
Examination: No
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 45000
Remarks: Presumed to be a collection associated with the railroad route survey from the Mississippi river to the Pacific (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42767#page/2/mode/1up). Map of route (https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000831/). The location where Pope's route parallels the Pecos is shown. Georeferenced area covers this reach.
Locality: Pecos River from Delaware Creek to Toyah CreekCoordinates: -103.6484, 31.709984Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Presumed to be a collection associated with the railroad route survey from the Mississippi river to the Pacific (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42767#page/2/mode/1up). Map of route (https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000831/). The location where Pope's route parallels the Pecos is shown. Georeferenced area covers this reach.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
note: 0suspect: noexamination: pending
date June 30, 2021
note: Presumed to be a collection associated with the railroad route survey from the Mississippi river to the Pacific (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42767#page/2/mode/1up). Map of route (https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000831/).
date_range: 1/1/1853-12/31/1854
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
staff comment July 31, 2012
not available or not found
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/10/1853-6/10/1858
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Pope, John Captain
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/10/1853-6/10/1858
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: John Pope
flag (suspect/examine) November 5, 2011
suspect flag — We wish to examine this specimen
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: This lot in need of examination, but we have not been able to find this specimen at the donor institution. Specimen is likely either on loan, mis-shelved, permanently lost or in rare cases destroyed. Work in progress.
staff comment February 3, 2011
not available or not found
georeference June 5, 2007
Error: 181908.98035122Locality: Pecos River, entire lengthCoordinates: 31.086541731;-102.381729805Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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