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ASU_1690

Not suspect, not examined
Comanche Springs Pupfish – Cyprinodon elegans
TX Endangered SGCN Federal: Endangered NS NatureServeStatus object (G1) NS NatureServeStatus object (S1)

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.94445° N, 103.89358° W (± 7763.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Specieselegans

Specimen

Num Specimens41

Collection Event

CollectorMinckley W L; Barber W E
Collected Date1965.4.10

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyReeves
Locality; canal from phantom cave- 6&4/10 mi w toyahvale

Record Source

Source Arizona State University (type: specimens)
Institution Arizona State University (type: university)
Curator Thomas Dowling (but transitioning out)
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified June 22, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 41

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon elegans
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected April 10, 1965
Collecting Event ID 2003
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Jeff Davis, Texas
Name 6.2 miles west of Toyahvale
Hydrography
USGS HUC Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Toyah Middle Toyah Creek Eagle Tank-Canyon Creek
HydroBASINS   7521 752164 75216402 7521640222 752164022220
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Low Mountains and Bajadas
HUC 12 130700030303
NHDPlus COMID 20756696
Georeferencing Remarks Can\'t be sure which canal this is refering to since the canal coming out of Phantom Cave starts less than 4 miles west of Toyahvale. Treated as 6.2 miles west of Toyahvale as measured by air.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) May 23, 2022
suspect: FALSE
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 4/10/1965-4/10/1965
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Minckley, Wendell L. Barber, William E.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Wendell L. Minckley, William E. Barber
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
Georef Remark: Can't be sure which canal this is refering to since the canal coming out of Phantom Cave starts less than 4 miles west of Toyahvale. Treated as 6.2 miles west of Toyahvale as measured by air.
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 4/10/1965-4/10/1965
georeference October 17, 2007
Error: 7763.47545596669
Remarks: Can't be sure which canal this is refering to since the canal coming out of Phantom Cave starts less than 4 miles west of Toyahvale. Treated as 6.2 miles west of Toyahvale as measured by air.
Locality: 6.2 miles west of ToyahvaleCoordinates: 30.944451902;-103.89357728Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Can't be sure which canal this is refering to since the canal coming out of Phantom Cave starts less than 4 miles west of Toyahvale. Treated as 6.2 miles west of Toyahvale as measured by air.

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