Specimen Information

Rhinichthys osculus
Rhinichthys osculus
(Speckled Dace)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID160298
GroupFishes
GenusRhinichthys
Speciesosculus
Common NameSpeckled Dace
StateNV
CountyClark
LocalityRogers Spring (Overton Arm of Lake Mead)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Mead
HUC8 Number15010005
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month4
Collection Year1957
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:385
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and J.E. Deacon
Date:1983
Title:Fish introductions in the American Southwest: a case history of Rogers Spring, Nevada
Journal:Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:28
Issue:2
Pages:221-224
CommentsR.osculus may not have been native to Rogers Spring and probably could not maintain a viable population there.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierR.R. Miller, University of Michigan
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected11
Number Preserved11


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