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USNM_217526

Not suspect, not examined
Potosi Pupfish Cyprinodon alvarezi

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 24.85000° N, 100.00000° W (± 900 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCyprinodontidae
GenusCyprinodon
Speciesalvarezi

Specimen

Num Specimens15

Collection Event

CollectorR. Miller & H. Huddle
Collected Date1961.2.23-1961.2.23

Geography

CountryMexico
StateNuevo Leon
LocalitySpring-fed pond at El Potosi, Nuevo Leon, 18 km N of Jct of Highways 31 and 57 and 3.5 km E of Hwy 57
Latitude24 51 N
Longitude100 W

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 June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 15

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon alvarezi
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments Specimen not examined; ID derived from synonymization to GBIF backbone and synonyms in FoTX taxonomy | derived from effort to match GBIF backbone and FoTX synonyms
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Feb. 23, 1961
Collecting Event ID 37521
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Galeana, Nuevo León
Name Unknown
Hydrography Not available
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC
Georeferencing Remarks Georeference notes (if available appended here) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project. No error provided by GBIF for this record so determined based on number of decimal places in coordinates. Use with caution. | GBIF latlong_remarks:
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 3036
Remarks: Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
Coordinates: -99.56461, 24.85328
GBIF latlong_remarks: Rio Pablillo, not Pabillo and Camachito, not Camacho. Treated as near Linares, to incorporate both rivers. Point placed on Rio Pablillo nearest to Linares center and extent includes all of both rivers within Linares vicinity (and a little past).
Georeference error, notes (if available) and coordinates extracted from GBIF (Sept2017) for FoTX Project.
verbatim data June 30, 2021
Count of specimens retrieved from GBIF and applied to verbatim data: 15
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 2/23/1961-2/23/1961
date May 23, 2012
date_range: 2\23\1961-2\23\1961
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Miller, R. Huddle, H.

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