Specimen Information

Fundulus catenatus
Fundulus catenatus
(Northern Studfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID46850
GroupFishes
GenusFundulus
Speciescatenatus
Common NameNorthern Studfish
StateWV
CountyMarshall
LocalityMiddle Grave Creek at Moundsville
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Ohio-Wheeling
HUC8 Number05030106
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month8
Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1585
Author:Cincotta, D.A, K.D. Bledsoe, and F. Jernejcic
Date:1990
Title:Addition of Fundulus catenatus (Storer) to West Virginia's ichthyofauna.
Journal:Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences
Volume:62
Issue:2-4
Pages:51-56
Commentspossible aquarium release, bait bucket release, or pond escapee. Surveys in 1982 did not find this species. Stauffer et al. 1995 lists as native.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalWVWR
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected7
Size4.1-8.4 cm TL


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