Specimen Information

Astyanax mexicanus
Astyanax mexicanus
(Mexican Tetra)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID44285
GroupFishes
GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus
Common NameMexican Tetra
StateTX
LocalityMiddle Colorado-Llano (HUC6) non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC6
HUC8 NameMiddle Colorado-Llano
HUC8 Number12090200
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:275
Author:Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
Date:1980
Title:Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural History
Issue:12
Pages:854 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:95
Author:Hubbs, C., R.J. Edwards, and G.P. Garrett
Date:1991
Title:An annotated checklist of freshwater fishes of Texas, with keys to identification of species.
Journal:The Texas Journal of Science, Supplement
Volume:43
Issue:4
Pages:1-56
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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