Specimen Information

Lucania goodei
Lucania goodei
(Bluefin Killifish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID252651
GroupFishes
GenusLucania
Speciesgoodei
Common NameBluefin Killifish
StateTX
CountyVictoria
Localityan artificial wetland at a business near Victoria
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Guadalupe
HUC8 Number12100204
HUC10 NameSpring Creek-Guadalupe River
HUC10 Number1210020401
HUC12 NameSaxet Lakes-Guadalupe River
HUC12 Number121002040108
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on aquatic plants
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17895
Author:Gallaway, B.J., R.G. Fechhelm, and R.G. Howells
Date:2008
Title:Introduction of the bluefin killifish (Lucania goodei) in Texas.
Journal:Texas Journal of Science
Volume:60
Issue:1
Pages:69-72
CommentsThe wetland was planted with plants shipped from Florida. Mapped to center of Victoria.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordnation
Disposalpreserved in alcohol
Museum Cat NumberTX A&M 10492.01
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected355
Size30-52 mm TL


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/28/2024].

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