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TNHCi_24960

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

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Map

Location 31.67131° N, 106.33794° W (± 25.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusDorosoma
Speciescepedianum

Specimen

Num Specimens50

Identification

DeterminerR. Kleinsasser 1997

Collection Event

CollectorKleinsasser, Saunders, Carrier, Morales
Collected Date1992.11.10

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyEl Paso
LocalityRio Grande at Zaragosa International Bridge in El Paso at river km 1992.8

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 50

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Clupeidae Dorosoma Dorosoma cepedianum
Determiner Mackenzie Elizabeth Anderson
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: anal rays: 30; MinSL(mm): 91.16; MaxSL(mm): 109.3; Jar: gallon; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites:
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Nov. 11, 1992
Collecting Event ID 8639
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction El Paso, Texas
Name Rio Grande at Zaragosa Bridge
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Fort Quitman Rio Grande-Fort Quitman Bowman Lateral-Rio Grande Ascarate Lake-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Rio Grande Floodplain
HUC 12 130401000107
Georeferencing Remarks Bridge not found using Terrain Navigator, assumed to be bridge at Zaragosa port of entry
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 11/11/1992-11/11/1992
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Kleinsasser, Roy Saunders, Kenneth Carrier, Morales, Vazquez
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Roy Kleinsasser, Kenneth Saunders, Carrier, Morales, Vazquez
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 11/10/1992-11/10/1992
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: Bridge not found using Terrain Navigator, assumed to be bridge at Zaragosa port of entry
georeference June 5, 2007
Error: 25.5382776001022
Remarks: Bridge not found using Terrain Navigator, assumed to be bridge at Zaragosa port of entry
Locality: Rio Grande at Zaragosa BridgeCoordinates: 31.671311197;-106.337941581Georeferencer: BJLGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Bridge not found using Terrain Navigator, assumed to be bridge at Zaragosa port of entry

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