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TNHCi_26854

Not suspect, examined
Gizzard Shad – Dorosoma cepedianum
NS NatureServeStatus object (G5) NS NatureServeStatus object (S5)

Photos

Map

Location 29.16523° N, 103.61182° W (± 204.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusDorosoma
Speciespetenense

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Identification

DeterminerHoagstrom, C. W.

Collection Event

CollectorHoagstrom, C. W.
Collected Date1998.5.11

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
LocalitySample of the Rio Grande at mouth of Santa Elena canyon / confluence of Terlingua creek

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 1

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Clupeidae Dorosoma Dorosoma cepedianum
Determiner Adam Cohen
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments ID complete | specimen has slightly atypical body shape; 28 anal rays which is inconclusive; mouth postion most like that of D. cepedianum; relatively shorter last dorsal ray, but still extenteded
Identification Confidence Unknown

Previous Determination

Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Clupeidae Dorosoma Dorosoma petenense
Determiner Adam Cohen
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: anal rays: 27; MinSL(mm): 36.1; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected May 11, 1998
Collecting Event ID 7724
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Brewster, Texas
Name Rio Grande at Terlingua Creek confluence and Santa Elena Canyon mouth
Hydrography
USGS HUC Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Big Bend Alamo Creek-Rio Grande Rancho Estelle-Rio Grande
HydroBASINS   7521 752177 75217730 7521773090 752177309000
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Trans Pecos
HUC 12 130402050105
Georeferencing Remarks —
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 5/11/1998-5/11/1998
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hoagstrom, Christopher W.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Christopher W. Hoagstrom
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 5/11/1998-5/11/1998
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Specimen examined and ID'ed for FoTX project
ID Comments: specimen has slightly atypical body shape; 28 anal rays which is inconclusive; mouth postion most like that of D. cepedianum; relatively shorter last dorsal ray, but still extenteded
georeference November 9, 2006
Error: 204.166622400817Locality: Rio Grande River at Terlingua Creek confluence and Santa Elena Canyon mouthCoordinates: 29.165231816;-103.611823482Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas

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