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USNM_231886

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

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

Taxonomy

GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis

Collection Event

Collected Date1981 Oct 13 - 0000 00 00

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyVal Verde
LocalityGoodenough Springs, Val Verde Co., Tx To University of Texas, Austin To Dexter.

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 Floyd Douglas Martin
Determination Date April 15, 2013
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | examined gonopodia of 7 males and saw no traits which would indicate hybrid origin - all were typical G. affinis
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Oct. 13, 1981
Collecting Event ID 2422
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Edwards Plateau
Jurisdiction Val Verde, Texas
Name Dexter National Fish Hatchery
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Amistad Reservoir Rio Grande-Amistad Reservoir Box Canyon-Amistad Reservoir
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130402121405
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 10/13/1981-10/13/1981
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 10/13/1981-10/13/1981
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: Springs were inundated by the creation of the Amistad Reservoir
georeference June 12, 2007
Error: 25319.8091518914Remarks: Springs were inundated by the creation of the Amistad ReservoirLocality: Amistad Reservoir, North of Del RioCoordinates: 29.483057326;-101.118402695Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Springs were inundated by the creation of the Amistad Reservoir

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