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TNHCi_1821

Not suspect, examined
Gizzard Shad – Dorosoma cepedianum
NS G5 NS S5

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Map

Location 32.36443° N, 98.67887° W (± 10031.0 m)

Taxonomy

GenusDorosoma
Speciescepedianum

Specimen

Num Specimens11

Collection Event

CollectorBlair, W.F.; et al.
Collected Date1948.8.22

Geography

DrainageBrazos
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyEastland
LocalityLeon River, 9 mi. S Ranger, Weir Ranch

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 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 11

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Clupeidae Dorosoma Dorosoma cepedianum
Determiner Melissa Casarez
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: all specimens have anal ray count > or = 30; MinSL(mm): 40.78; MaxSL(mm): 82.53; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: y
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Aug. 23, 1948
Collecting Event ID 10267
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Rolling Plains
Jurisdiction Eastland, Texas
Name Leon River south of Ranger
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Lower Brazos Little Leon South Fork Leon River-Leon River Lake Leon-Leon River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Western Cross Timbers
HUC 12 120702010108
Georeferencing Remarks Can\'t find Weir Ranch. Point placed on river at point due south of Ranger and extent runs to line drawn southwest out of Ranger geographic center.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 8/23/1948-8/23/1948
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Blair, W. Frank Jameson, D.L.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: W. Frank Blair
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 8/22/1948-8/22/1948
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
Georef Remark: Can't find Weir Ranch. Point placed on river at point due south of Ranger and extent runs to line drawn southwest out of Ranger geographic center.
georeference December 12, 2006
Error: 10031.041151957
Remarks: Can't find Weir Ranch. Point placed on river at point due south of Ranger and extent runs to line drawn southwest out of Ranger geographic center.
Locality: Leon River south of RangerCoordinates: 32.36443201;-98.678869169Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Can't find Weir Ranch. Point placed on river at point due south of Ranger and extent runs to line drawn southwest out of Ranger geographic center.

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