Specimen Information

Tinca tinca
Tinca tinca
(Tench)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID35039
GroupFishes
GenusTinca
Speciestinca
Common NameTench
StateMD
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
HUC8 NameMid Atlantic Region
HUC8 Number02000000
Map
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Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann.
Date:1984
Title:Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States.
Publisher:John Hopkins University Press
Pages:41-77
CommentsNative to Europe and central Asia. It was imported by the US Fish Commission in 1877 for food and sport.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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