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USNM_91784

Not suspect, not examined
Mexican Tetra Astyanax argentatus

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 29.88321° N, 97.94076° W (± 4036.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus

Collection Event

CollectorB. Marshall
Collected Date1928 May 15 - 0000 00 00

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHays
LocalitySan Marcos, Hays Co. Texas

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 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 May 15, 1928
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 6899
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Blackland Prairies
Jurisdiction Hays, Texas
Name San Marcos
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Central Texas Coastal Guadalupe San Marcos Upper San Marcos River Purgatory Creek-San Marcos River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Blackland Prairie
HUC 12 121002030302
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/15/1928-5/15/1928
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Marshall, B.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: B. Marshall
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/15/1928-5/15/1928
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 September 7, 2006
Error: 4036.23475198268Locality: San MarcosCoordinates: 29.883210471;-97.940763832Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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