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USNM_217532

Not suspect, not examined
Amistad Gambusia Gambusia amistadensis
SGCN Federal: Delisted NS GX NS SX

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 33.19207° N, 104.35103° W (± 400 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyPoeciliidae
GenusGambusia
Speciesamistadensis

Specimen

Num Specimens300

Collection Event

Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyChaves County
LocalityDexter National Fish Hatchery, Chaves Co. New Mexico

Other

Specimen NotesRemote possibility these fish may be hybrids with Gambusia gaigei; preserved 8/25/76

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 300

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia Gambusia amistadensis
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 11, 1968 – Oct. 13, 1981
Collector(s)
No collector information is available for this record.
Collecting Event ID 37523
Collecting Event Notes No date given but this is from a well-known captive population at Dexter National Fish Hatchery. The population maintained there is known to have persisted until 1981. Date range is from first date of collection of the species from the wild until the end of its time at Dexter.
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Jurisdiction Chaves, New Mexico
Name Dexter National Fish Hatchery
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Upper Pecos Upper Pecos Upper Pecos-Long Arroyo Lake Van-Pecos River Lake Van-Pecos River
Captive yes
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Unknown
HUC 12 130600070604
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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