Specimen Information

Lepomis cyanellus
Lepomis cyanellus
(Green Sunfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID29093
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciescyanellus
Common NameGreen Sunfish
StateCA
LocalityOwens drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameOwens Lake
HUC8 Number18090103
Map
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Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked misidentified
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:217
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:1976
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press Berkeley, CA.
Pages:405 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:13709
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:2002
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press
Pages:502 pp.
CommentsBiologists thought they were stocking bluegills.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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