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USNM_880

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.17752° N, 99.76623° W (± 2266.0 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyCharacidae
GenusAstyanax

Specimen

Num Specimens24

Collection Event

CollectorA. Whipple
Collected Datenone
Field Number27

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityLeona River near Ft. Inge

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 24

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Characiformes Characidae Astyanax Astyanax argentatus
Determiner Unknown
Determination Date June 30, 2022
Determination Type taxonomic adjustment
Identification Comments GIS-based name change, no examination | ID updated based on taxonomic revision for this species/location
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1853 – Dec. 31, 1859
Collecting Event ID 17368
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region South Texas Brush Country
Jurisdiction Uvalde, Texas
Name Leona River near Fort Inge
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Upper Frio Upper Leona River Cooks Slough-Leona River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains
HUC 12 121101060903
Georeferencing Remarks Point placed on river at Fort Inge and extent runs halfway to Uvalde.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
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: 1/1/1853-12/31/1859
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Whipple, A.

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