| Specimen ID | 28966 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Austrolebias |
| Species | bellottii |
| Common Name | Argentine pearlfish |
| State | CA |
| County | Butte |
| Locality | Experimental ponds and rice fields at Biggs Rice Experiment Station. |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Butte Creek |
| HUC8 Number | 18020158 |
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| Collection Year | 1964 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1577 |
| Author: | Dill, W.A., and A.J. Cordone. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | History and status of introduced fishes in California, 1871-1996. Fish Bulletin 178 |
| Publisher: | California Department of Fish and Game |
| Pages: | 414 pp |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 13709 |
| Author: | Moyle, P.B. |
| Date: | 2002 |
| Title: | Inland fishes of California. |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Pages: | 502 pp. |
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| Reference 3 |
| 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 |
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| Comments | Stocked in experimental rice fields and ponds for evaluation for mosquito control in 1964-1967; stockings failed to reproduce and experiment terminated. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
