Specimen Information

Lepomis auritus
Lepomis auritus
(Redbreast Sunfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1331461
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciesauritus
Common NameRedbreast Sunfish
StateNC
CountyWatauga
LocalityWatauga River, off SR 1557
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWatauga, North Carolina, Tennessee
HUC8 Number06010103
HUC10 NameWatauga Lake-Watauga River
HUC10 Number0601010303
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Watauga River
HUC12 Number060101030301
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month5
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26763
Author:Tracy, B.H.
Date:2016
Title:North Carolina Division of Water Resources, collection data of nonindigenous fishes in North Carolina river basins between 1990-2016.
Publisher:North Carolina Division of Water Resources
CommentsDWR Sample No. 2004-41
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected18


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