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USNM_20109

Suspect, pending examination
Highfin Carpsucker – Carpiodes velifer
NS G4

Photos

No photos available.

Map

No location data available.

Taxonomy

FamilyCatostomidae
GenusCarpiodes
Speciesvelifer

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorW. Emory
Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryMexico
StateChihuahua
LocalityU.S. + Mex. Boundary

Record Source

Source National Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution National Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Lynne Parenti
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified July 21, 2021
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Catostomidae Carpiodes Carpiodes velifer
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Verbatim ID of C. velifer never should have been changed to carpio without evidence. This despite the fact that, from a biogeographic standpoint, these are almost certainly carpio.
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1844 – Dec. 31, 1857
Collecting Event ID 36203
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Unknown
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC —
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because Mexico
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: yesexamination: pending
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1844-12/31/1857
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Emory, William Hemsley Major

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