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USNM_895

Not suspect, pending examination
Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 26.06548° N, 97.15806° W (± 560.7 m)

Taxonomy

FamilyClupeidae
GenusDorosoma
Speciescepedianum

Specimen

Num Specimens3

Collection Event

CollectorG. Wurdemann
Collected Datenone

Geography

CountryUnited States
StateTexas
LocalityBrazos Santiago, Texas

Other

Specimen Notes3 spms listed in ledger but only 2 in jar as of july/1998.

Record Source

Source National Museum of Natural History (type: specimens)
Institution National Museum of Natural History (type: museum)
Curator Lynne Parenti
Record Added April 23, 2015
Record Last Modified July 27, 2022
Data Processing Track Track 2
From Data Set Received 04/2009 to 10/2010

Identification

Suspect Notes need to see if some ofhte older D. cepedianum records are in fact D. petensnse.We currently have very little support for D. petensnse being native to Texas.
Count 3

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Clupeidae Dorosoma Dorosoma cepedianum
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected Jan. 1, 1854 – Dec. 31, 1858
Collecting Event ID 19758
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
Jurisdiction Cameron, Texas
Name Brazos Santiago Pass
Hydrography Texas-Gulf Region Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal Southwestern Texas Coastal South Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre Lower Laguna Madre
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Gulf Coast Prairies & Marshes
HUC 12 121102081000
Georeferencing Remarks
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 1/1/1854-12/31/1858
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Wurdemann, Gustavus

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