Specimen Information

Cyprinodon variegatus
Cyprinodon variegatus
(Sheepshead Minnow)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1462096
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus
Common NameSheepshead Minnow
StateNY
CountyOrange
LocalityHudson River at Danskammer Point
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHudson-Wappinger
HUC8 Number02020008
HUC10 NameQuassaic Creek-Hudson River
HUC10 Number0202000805
HUC12 NameBreakneck Brook-Hudson River
HUC12 Number020200080503
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month10
Collection Year1974
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:15555
Author:Smith, C.L., and T.R. Lake
Date:1990
Title:Documentation of the Hudson River fish fauna.
Journal:American Museum Novitates
Volume:2981
Pages:1-17
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberAMNH 33558
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size34.5 mm


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