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USNM_221117 1 duplicate

Not suspect, not examined

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.70998° N, 103.64840° W (± 45000 m)

Taxonomy

GenusDionda
Speciesepiscopa

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorPike, Capt.
Collected Datenone

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCrockett
LocalityPecos River

Record Source

Source National Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution National Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Also reported by
Curator Lynne Parenti
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 31, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Dionda Dionda episcopa
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date May 23, 2022
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments Specimen not examined. Species determination change based on taxonomic change as defined by published literature or other standard
Identification Confidence Unknown

Previous Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Dionda Dionda argentosa
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1853 – Dec. 31, 1854
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 2742
Collecting Event Notes Presumed to be a collection associated with the railroad route survey from the Mississippi river to the Pacific (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42767#page/2/mode/1up). Map of route (https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000831/).
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Crane, Texas
Name Pecos River from Delaware Creek to Toyah Creek
Hydrography
USGS HUC Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Pecos Southwest Mesa-Pecos River Girvin Butte-Pecos River
HydroBASINS   7521 752165 75216517 7521651750 752165175030
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700080202
Georeferencing Remarks Presumed to be a collection associated with the railroad route survey from the Mississippi river to the Pacific (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42767#page/2/mode/1up). Map of route (https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000831/). The location where Pope's route parallels the Pecos is shown. Georeferenced area covers this reach.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 45000
Remarks: Presumed to be a collection associated with the railroad route survey from the Mississippi river to the Pacific (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42767#page/2/mode/1up). Map of route (https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000831/). The location where Pope's route parallels the Pecos is shown. Georeferenced area covers this reach.
Locality: Pecos River from Delaware Creek to Toyah CreekCoordinates: -103.6484, 31.709984Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Presumed to be a collection associated with the railroad route survey from the Mississippi river to the Pacific (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42767#page/2/mode/1up). Map of route (https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000831/). The location where Pope's route parallels the Pecos is shown. Georeferenced area covers this reach.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 30, 2021
note: Presumed to be a collection associated with the railroad route survey from the Mississippi river to the Pacific (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42767#page/2/mode/1up). Map of route (https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000831/).
date_range: 1/1/1853-12/31/1854
flag (suspect/examine) note June 18, 2014
This lot in need of examination, but not yet examined. Work in progress.
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1853-12/31/1858
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Pope, John Captain
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: John Pope
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1853-12/31/1858
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 June 29, 2007
Error: 53604.02995177Locality: Pecos River in Crockett CountyCoordinates: 30.824921419;-101.845265328Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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