Specimen Information

Vieja melanura
Vieja melanura
(Redhead Cichlid)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1336874
GroupFishes
GenusVieja
Speciesmelanura
Common NameRedhead Cichlid
StatePR
CountyQuebradillas
LocalityGuajataca Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCibuco-Guajataca
HUC8 Number21010002
HUC10 NameQuebrada Los Cedros to Rio Camuy Watersheds
HUC10 Number2101000205
HUC12 NameRio Guajataca at Lago Guajataca Dam
HUC12 Number210100020503
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2014
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29066
Author:Bies, J.M., C.N. Fox, and J.W. Neal
Date:2016
Title:Comparison of electrofishing and gill nets for sampling cichlid species
Journal:North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Volume:36
Issue:5
Pages:975-981
CommentsDay/night surveys via electrofishing/gill net
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected159


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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