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TNHCi_10170

Not suspect, examined
Chihuahua Catfish – Ictalurus sp. (Chihuahua Catfish)

Map

Location 30.79286° N, 103.84376° W (± 100 m)

Taxonomy

GenusIctalurus
Specieslupus

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorGarrett; et al.
Collected Date1980.5.2

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJeff Davis
LocalityBig Aquja Canyon at springhead

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 12, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 2

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ictalurus Ictalurus sp. (Chihuahua Catfish)
Determiner Adam Cohen
Determination Date March 18, 2014
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | Notes found in jar by R. R. miller indicate this to be the as of yet undescribed "Chihuahua cat" and that ID is here accepted.
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected May 3, 1980
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 11508
Field Notes

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Jeff Davis, Texas
Name Big Aguja Canyon below dam at T and P Lake
Hydrography
USGS HUC Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Toyah Madera Canyon Upper Big Aguja Canyon
HydroBASINS   7521 752164 75216402 7521640226 752164022600
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands
HUC 12 130700030105
NHDPlus COMID 943070083
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation As per G. Garrett (collector), we now know collection to have taken place below dam at T and P Lake
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/3/1980-5/3/1980
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Garrett
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Garrett
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/2/1980-5/2/1980
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: Terrain Navigator shows spring, not springhead.
georeference June 6, 2007
Error: 43.657Remarks: Terrain Navigator shows spring, not springhead.Locality: Spring at start of Big Aguja CanyonCoordinates: 30.757687969;-103.857765635Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Terrain Navigator shows spring, not springhead.

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