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USNM_205990

Not suspect, not examined
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 28.73030° N, 97.13977° W (± 43.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Collection Event

CollectorL. Rivas & N. Rivas
Collected Date1960 Aug 26 - 0000 00 00

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVictoria
LocalityU.S.a., Texas, Victoria County, Coleto Creek At Road From Laredo To Houston, 8 mi. SW of Victoria

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 June 22, 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 Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia affinis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 26, 1960
Collecting Event ID 5959
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Victoria, Texas
Name Colette Creek at US 59
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe Lower Guadalupe Headwaters Coleto Creek Court Branch-Coleto Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Southern Post Oak Savanna
HUC 12 121002040305
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/26/1960-8/26/1960
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Rivas, Luis R. Rivas, Noel
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: L. Rivas, Noel Rivas
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/26/1960-8/26/1960
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: NA
georeference October 4, 2006
Error: 43.669Locality: Coleto Creek at US 59Coordinates: 28.730301004;-97.139771131Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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