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USNM_208439

Not suspect, not examined
Comanche Springs Pupfish – Cyprinodon elegans
TX Endangered SGCN Federal: Endangered NS G1 NS S1

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.94473° N, 103.78505° W (± 928.1 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Specieselegans

Specimen

Num Specimens14

Collection Event

CollectorGehlbach, F. R.
Collected Date1972.8.5

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJeff Davis
LocalityIN PHANTOM SPRING DITCH IN BALMORHEA STATE PARK ON US. HWY 290.

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 14

Current Determination

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

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 5, 1972
Collecting Event ID 1065
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Reeves, Texas
Name Solomon spring in Balmorhea State Park
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Toyah Upper Toyah Creek San Solomon Creek-Toyah Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700030201
Georeferencing Remarks Original georeference from locality ID#7024
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/5/1972-8/5/1972
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Gehlbach, Frederick R.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Frederick R. Gehlbach
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/5/1972-8/5/1972
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: In Reeves County, not Jeff Davis.
georeference June 6, 2007
Error: 928.055649603712Remarks: In Reeves County, not Jeff Davis.Locality: Phantom spring ditch in Balmorhea State ParkCoordinates: 30.944732217;-103.785054563Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
In Reeves County, not Jeff Davis.

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