Specimen Information

Cyprinella galactura
Cyprinella galactura
(Whitetail Shiner)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID265490
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinella
Speciesgalactura
Common NameWhitetail Shiner
StateSC
CountyOconee
LocalityHoward Creek, west of Lake Jocassee
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSeneca
HUC8 Number03060101
HUC10 NameHeadwaters Keowee River-Lake Jocassee
HUC10 Number0306010101
HUC12 NameWhitewater River
HUC12 Number030601010104
Map
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Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystream capture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18855
Author:Rohde, F.C., R.G. Arndt, J.W. Foltz, and J.M. Quattro
Date:2009
Title:Freshwater fishes of South Carolina
Publisher:University of South Carolina Press
Pages:430 pp
CommentsIntroduced into South Carolina via stream capture according to the Freshwater Fishes of South Carolina book (Rohde et al.).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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