Specimen Information

Dorosoma cepedianum
Dorosoma cepedianum
(Gizzard Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID243339
GroupFishes
GenusDorosoma
Speciescepedianum
Common NameGizzard Shad
StateNM
CountySan Juan
LocalityMorgan Lake, a cooling reservoir for the Four Corners Power Plant located near Farmington, NM
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChaco
HUC8 Number14080106
HUC10 NameDead Man's Wash-Chaco River
HUC10 Number1408010620
HUC12 NameMorgan Lake-Chaco River
HUC12 Number140801062008
Map
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Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17443
Author:Mueller, G.A., and J.L. Brooks
Date:2004
Title:Collection of an adult gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) from the San Juan River, Utah.
Journal:Western North American Naturalist
Volume:64
Issue:1
Pages:135-136
Commentsstocked with largemouth bass
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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