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USNM_212260 4 duplicates

Not suspect, not examined
Phantom Shiner – Notropis orca
SGCN NS NatureServeStatus object (GX) NS NatureServeStatus object (SX)

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 31.75227° N, 106.49504° W (± 4700 m)

Taxonomy

GenusNotropis
Speciesorca

Collection Event

CollectorA. Woolman
Collected Date1891 Summer 00 - 0000 00 00

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityTexas: Rio Grande River At El Paso Del Norte

Record Source

Source National Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution National Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Also reported by
Curator Lynne Parenti
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 30, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count No data

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Notropis Notropis orca
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1891 – Dec. 31, 1891
Collector(s)
Collecting Event ID 5862
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction El Paso, Texas
Name Rio Grande at El Paso
Hydrography
USGS HUC Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Fort Quitman Rio Grande-Fort Quitman Bowman Lateral-Rio Grande Ascarate Lake-Rio Grande
HydroBASINS   7521 752191 75219151 7521915110 752191511000
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Rio Grande Floodplain
HUC 12 130401000107
NHDPlus COMID 266815
Georeferencing Remarks Woolman's report (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/215790#page/73/mode/1up) indicates that he collected on the Rio Grande at the water works in El Paso. Can't find location of historic water pump station, but point placed on river at current water treatment plant, which falls inthe the historical geography of El Paso, based on a 1908 map (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/el_paso08.jpg). Extent runs to edge of town as indicated on the map.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 4700
Remarks: Woolman's report (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/215790#page/73/mode/1up) indicates that he collected on the Rio Grande at the water works in El Paso. Can't find location of historic water pump station, but point placed on river at current water treatment plant, which falls inthe the historical geography of El Paso, based on a 1908 map (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/el_paso08.jpg). Extent runs to edge of town as indicated on the map.
Locality: Rio Grande at El PasoCoordinates: -106.495044, 31.752268Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Woolman's report (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/215790#page/73/mode/1up) indicates that he collected on the Rio Grande at the water works in El Paso. Can't find location of historic water pump station, but point placed on river at current water treatment plant, which falls inthe the historical geography of El Paso, based on a 1908 map (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/el_paso08.jpg). Extent runs to edge of town as indicated on the map.
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 4700
Remarks: Woolman's report (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/215790#page/73/mode/1up) indicates that he collected on the Rio Grande at the water works in El Paso. Can't find location of historic water pump station, but point placed on river at current water treatment plant, which falls inthe the historical geography of El Paso, based on a 1908 map (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/el_paso08.jpg). Extent runs to edge of town as indicated on the map.
Locality: Rio Grande at El PasoCoordinates: -106.495044, 31.752268Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Woolman's report (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/215790#page/73/mode/1up) indicates that he collected on the Rio Grande at the water works in El Paso. Can't find location of historic water pump station, but point placed on river at current water treatment plant, which falls inthe the historical geography of El Paso, based on a 1908 map (http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/el_paso08.jpg). Extent runs to edge of town as indicated on the map.
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.
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: 1/1/1891-12/31/1891
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1891-12/31/1891
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Woolman, Albert J.
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Woolman, Albert J.
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
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1891-12/31/1891
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 1/1/1891-12/31/1891
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
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Albert J. Woolman
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Albert J. Woolman
georeference October 25, 2007
Error: 25762.3787518895Locality: Rio Grande River at El PasoCoordinates: 31.777997258;-106.52485676Georeferencer: GLMGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
georeference October 25, 2007
Error: 25762.3787518895Locality: Rio Grande River at El PasoCoordinates: 31.777997258;-106.52485676Georeferencer: GLMGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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