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MCZ Ichthyology 1308

Cyprinodon eximius Baird & Girard

Syntype of Cyprinodon eximius

Date Collected:

1855

North America: Mexico: Chihuahua | Rio Chihuahua [=Rio Chuviscar at Chihuahua] and tributaries

Current Identification
Cyprinodon eximius Baird & Girard
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontoidei Cyprinodontidae
Determiner: Ledger
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Ledger]

  • field number: JP:CHIHUAHU
  • group number: 343
  • previous number: USNM 3501

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: Muscle; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-01-09
subsampled by=Nina Black   determined date=2023-01-04   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-01-09

  • None

  • Ledger remarks say Orig. Spec. of Gir.

  • None

  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • State/Province:
  • Chihuahua
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7005581 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Rio Chihuahua [=Rio Chuviscar at Chihuahua] and tributaries
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Rio Chihuahua [=Rio Chuviscar at Chihuahua] and tributaries
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: F]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Georeference:
  • 28.6312520, -106.08338 (Error radius: 6378m) By: Melissa J. Casarez on 2013-02-27 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1855-01-01 / 1855-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 1855-1855
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • JP:CHIHUAHU
  • Collector:
  • John Potts

  • None

Media type: text; Ichthyology 1301;  1302;  1303;  1304;  1305;  1306;  1307;  1308;  1309;  1310;  1311;  1312;  1313;  1314;  1315;  1316;  1317;  1318;  1319;  1320;  1321;  1322;  1323;  1324;  1325 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish 000001-006000, pg.53;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Ich:1301 Gambusia patruelis to MCZ:Ich:1325...

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