Specimen Information

Tinca tinca
Tinca tinca
(Tench)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID157609
GroupFishes
GenusTinca
Speciestinca
Common NameTench
StateMD
LocalityPotomac River near District of Columbia
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13693
Author:Starnes, W.C.
Date:2002
Title:Current diversity, historical analysis, and biotic integrity of fishes in the lower Potomac Basin in the vicinity of Plummers Island, Maryland—Contribution XVII to the natural history of Plummers Island, Maryland.
Journal:Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
Volume:115
Pages:273-320
Commentsmay have been established in the late 1800s; but no longer persists
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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