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TNHCi_32886(2)

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

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 27.91403° N, 97.72979° W (± 18793.9 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyClupeidae
GenusDorosoma
Speciespetenense

Specimen

Num Specimens2

Collection Event

CollectorKihn, H., Blasienz, T.
Collected Date1971.9.18-1971.9.18
Field Numberz32886

Geography

CountryUSA
StateTexas
CountyNueces
LocalityNueces River, Sta. 1b

Other

QuestionableNo
CurrentYes
NoTAIC 981
YearEH/2006
SalinityF

Record Source

Source Texas Natural History Collections (type: specimens)
Institution Texas Natural History Collections (type: museum)
Curator Dean Hendrickson
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 2

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: anal rays: 29; MinSL(mm): 19.56; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence Medium

Collecting Event

Collected Sept. 18, 1971
Collecting Event ID 18625
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Nueces, Texas
Name Nueces River in Nueces County
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Nueces Lower Nueces Bayou Creek-Nueces River Cayamon Creek-Nueces River
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Floodplains and Low Terraces
HUC 12 121101110705
Georeferencing Remarks Do not know where the stations are, referenced the river at the midpoint in the county with reach being along the county line.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because

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