Specimen Information

Hybognathus regius
Hybognathus regius
(Eastern Silvery Minnow)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35295
GroupFishes
GenusHybognathus
Speciesregius
Common NameEastern Silvery Minnow
StateME
CountyKennebec
LocalityFish Brook, Kennebec River drainage, town of Fairfield, Kennebec County Lat 44 35 07 N; Long 69 39 51 W (map pg 21)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Kennebec River
HUC8 Number01030003
Map
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Collection Year1982
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:880
Author:Kircheis, F.W.
Date:1994
Title:Update on freshwater fish species reproducing in Maine.
Journal:Maine Naturalist
Volume:2
Issue:1
Pages:25-28
Commentsprobably result of illegal bait fish importation. confirmed reproduction.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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