Specimen Information

Astronotus ocellatus
Astronotus ocellatus
(Oscar)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID291961
GroupFishes
GenusAstronotus
Speciesocellatus
Common NameOscar
StateCA
CountyTulare
LocalityKaweah River, ~1 mile upstream from where the river empties into Kaweah Lake, 25 miles east of Visalia in the Sierra Nevada foothills off Highway 198
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Kaweah
HUC8 Number18030007
HUC10 NameHorse Creek-Kaweah River
HUC10 Number1803000709
HUC12 NameLake Kaweah-Kaweah River
HUC12 Number180300070902
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month9
Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25090
Author:Anonymous
Date:2012
Title:Museum collection records of Astronotus ocellatus from locations within the United States. Downloaded from FishNet on 20 November 2012.
Publisher:Anonymous
Reference 2
Ref. Number:20840
Author:Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.
Date:2011
Title:Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History - Ichthyology Collection.
Publisher:Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalLos Angeles County Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberLACM 56048.001
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved1


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