MCZ Ichthyology 1309

Gambusia humilis Günther, 1866

Syntype of Gambusia humilis  
  Syntype of Gambusia gracilis

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1991-03-01

North America: Mexico: Tamaulipas | Matamoros

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ich:1309 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Ichthyology 1309

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:1309 Gambusia humilis Syntype

Current Identification
Gambusia humilis Günther, 1866
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontoidei Poeciliidae
Determiner: Karsten E. Hartellinked data icon
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identifications
Gambusia gracilis Girard, 1859
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontoidei Poeciliidae
Determiner: Samuel Walton Garmanlinked data icon
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Garman_S]
Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard, 1853)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontoidei Poeciliidae
Common Name(s): Live-bearing tooth-carp; Mosquito fish; Mosquito-fish; Topminnow; guayacón mosquito; mosquitofish; western mosquitofish
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Muse Remarks

  • field number: COUCH:MATAMOROS
  • group number: 347
  • previous number: USNM 3506

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (70% ethanol) good being processed 1 History
Remarks: Gill Tissue sample J; dissected by Kevin Conway 8/13/2024
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
¬ Subsample: tissue (alcohol) unchecked on loan 1 History (3)
Remarks: Gill Tissue sample J; dissected by Kevin Conway 8/13/2024

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]

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  • In: Proc Acad Nat Sci Phila 11:121. [= G. affinis, fide Rosen & Bailey, 1963:95] [Not G. gracilis Heckel, 1848; name later replaced by G. humilis Guenther, 1866 using the same types]. Other ST at ANSP 6973.;Donor: Couch_Leut DN

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • State/Province:
  • Tamaulipas
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7005597 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Matamoros
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Matamoros
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: F]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Probably collected by Louis Berlandier.
  • Georeference:
  • 25.8434420°, -97.499710° (Error radius: 6199m) 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:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1991-03-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • COUCH:MATAMOROS
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

  • 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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