Specimen Information

Tinca tinca
Tinca tinca
(Tench)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID30878
GroupFishes
GenusTinca
Speciestinca
Common NameTench
StateCT
CountyLitchfield
LocalityWinnemaug Lake (Wattles Pond)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHousatonic
HUC8 Number01100005
Map
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Collection Year1940
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:35
Author:Webster, D.A.
Date:1941
Title:The life histories of some Connecticut fishes.
Publisher:State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Pages:122-227
CommentsHistory of introduction not known; species not listed in 2007 fishing regulations so presumably failed.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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