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TNHCi_3855

Not suspect, examined
Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense
NS G5 NS S5

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Map

Location 29.67199° N, 94.37357° W (± 2821.2 m)

Taxonomy

GenusDorosoma
Speciespetenense

Specimen

Num Specimens6

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C., K. Strawn and D. Pettus
Collected Date1953.7.13

Geography

DrainageNeches-Trinity
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyChambers
LocalityElm Bayou, 8 mi. S Stowell

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 6

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Clupeidae Dorosoma Dorosoma petenense
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: 23,24,24; MinSL(mm): 55.43; MaxSL(mm): 80.82; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites: n
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected July 14, 1953
Collecting Event ID 9713
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Chambers, Texas
Name Elm Bayou, 8 miles south of Stowell
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Galveston Bay-San Jacinto Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake East Galveston Bay Spindletop Ditch Spindletop Ditch
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
HUC 12 120402020300
Georeferencing Remarks Measured via SH 124 and point is placed at the nearest point on Elm Bayou.
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/14/1953-7/14/1953
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Strawn, Kirk R. Pettus, D.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, Kirk R. Strawn, D. Pettus
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/13/1953-7/13/1953
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: Measured via SH 124 and point is placed at the nearest point on Elm Bayou.
georeference May 11, 2007
Error: 2821.18003198789Remarks: Measured via SH 124 and point is placed at the nearest point on Elm Bayou.Locality: Elm Bayou, 8 miles south of StowellCoordinates: 29.67199256;-94.373572763Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured via SH 124 and point is placed at the nearest point on Elm Bayou.

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