Specimen Information

Lepomis gibbosus
Lepomis gibbosus
(Pumpkinseed)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1403383
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciesgibbosus
Common NamePumpkinseed
StateWV
LocalityLower Kanawha (HUC8) non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameLower Kanawha
HUC8 Number05050008
Map
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Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:396
Author:Stauffer, J.R., Jr., J.M. Boltz, and L.R. White
Date:1995
Title:The fishes of West Virginia
Publisher:Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Volume:146
Pages:13-19
Reference 2
Ref. Number:29295
Author:Trautman, M.B.
Date:1957
Title:The Fishes of Ohio
Publisher:The Ohio State University Press
Pages:683 pp.
Reference 3
Ref. Number:706
Author:Jenkins, R.E., and N.M. Burkhead.
Date:1994
Title:Freshwater fishes of Virginia.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:1079 pp
Commentsabsent from the Ohio River prior to 1920's; southern Ohio waters were heavily stocked leading to populations in the Ohio that moved downstream and up tributaries (Trautman 1957)
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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