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TNHCi_30304

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

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Map

Location 25.93515° N, 97.27725° W (± 1945.7 m)

Taxonomy

GenusDorosoma
Speciescepedianum

Specimen

Num Specimens5

Collection Event

CollectorBio 4404/5404
Collected Date1993.9.22

Geography

DrainageNueces-Rio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
LocalityRio Grande, Palmito Hill

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 5

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Clupeidae Dorosoma Dorosoma cepedianum
Determiner Valerie Gawenda Bugh
Determination Date Feb. 11, 2016
Determination Type specimen examination
Identification Comments Specimen examined and Id'ed for FoTX project. | ID notes: anal rays: 25, 31; MinSL(mm): 50; MaxSL(mm): 58; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites:
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 22, 1993
Collecting Event ID 10987
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Mexico
Name Rio Grande at Palmito Hill
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Lower Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande Outlet Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 130900020501
Georeferencing Remarks Point placed at bend in river and extent runs to the Old Palmito Ranch.
Georeferencing Annotation —
Has not been Georeferenced because —
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 9/22/1993-9/22/1993
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Biology 4404/5404 class
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Biology 4404/5404 class
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 9/22/1993-9/22/1993
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: NAGeoref Remark: Point placed at bend in river and extent runs to the Old Palmito Ranch.
georeference November 21, 2006
Error: 1945.69689599165Remarks: Point placed at bend in river and extent runs to the Old Palmito Ranch.Locality: Rio Grande River at Palmito HillCoordinates: 25.935154308;-97.277249265Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Point placed at bend in river and extent runs to the Old Palmito Ranch.

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