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TNHCi_4538

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

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Map

Location 29.14417° N, 103.54613° W (± 848 m)

Taxonomy

GenusDorosoma
Speciescepedianum

Specimen

Num Specimens1

Collection Event

CollectorHubbs, C. and V. Springer
Collected Date1954.6.9

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrewster
LocalityRio Grande 5.5 mi. SE mouth Terlingeua 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 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: 28; MinSL(mm): 27; MaxSL(mm): ; Jar: 8 oz; Specimen condition: good; Mutations: none; Count Male: ; Count female: ; Extern parasites:
Identification Confidence High

Collecting Event

Collected June 10, 1954
Collecting Event ID 5230
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua
Name Rio Grande, 5.5 miles downstream of Terlingua Creek
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Rio Grande-Amistad Rio Grande-Amistad Big Bend Alamo Creek-Rio Grande Rancho Estelle-Rio Grande
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Trans Pecos
HUC 12 130402050105
Georeferencing Remarks Measured by river
Georeferencing Annotation Should be \"Terlingua\" not \"Terlingeua\"
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: yes
georeference June 30, 2021
Error: 848Remarks: Measured by riverLocality: Rio Grande, 5.5 miles downstream of Terlingua CreekCoordinates: -103.546131, 29.144172Georeferencer: Adam Cohen
Measured by river
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 6/10/1954-6/10/1954
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Hubbs, Clark Springer, Victor G.
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 by riverGeoref Annotation: Should be 'Terlingua' not 'Terlingeua'
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Clark Hubbs, Victor G. Springer
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 6/9/1954-6/9/1954
georeference November 14, 2006
Error: 848.124287996361Remarks: Measured by river Should be 'Terlingua' not 'Terlingeua'Locality: Rio Grande River, 5.5 miles downstream of Terlingua CreekCoordinates: 29.143922738;-103.545941782Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Measured by river Should be 'Terlingua' not 'Terlingeua'

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