Specimen Information

Notropis ozarcanus
Notropis ozarcanus
(Ozark Shiner)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID27335
GroupFishes
GenusNotropis
Speciesozarcanus
Common NameOzark Shiner
StateAR
CountyBenton
LocalityOsage Creek, a trib of the Illinois River, ca 2 km s Logan, Benton County
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameIllinois
HUC8 Number11110103
HUC10 NameOsage Creek-Illinois River
HUC10 Number1111010303
HUC12 NameOsage Creek-Illinois River
HUC12 Number111101030305
Map
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Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1811
Author:Burr, B.M., R.C. Cashner, and W.L. Pflieger
Date:1979
Title:Campostoma oligolepis and Notropis ozarcanus (Pisces: Cyprinidae), two additions to the known fish fauna of the Illinois River, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Journal:Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:24
Pages:371-396
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1668
Author:Cross, F.B., R.L. Mayden, and J.D. Stewart.
Date:1986
Title:Fishes in the western Mississippi basin (Missouri, Arkansas and Red Rivers).
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons
Pages:363-412
Commentspossible bait release; may be native. 17 specimens (30-46 mm SL) captured during one collection trip.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected17
Size30-46 mm SL


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