Specimen Information

Rhinichthys osculus
Rhinichthys osculus
(Speckled Dace)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID160310
GroupFishes
GenusRhinichthys
Speciesosculus
Common NameSpeckled Dace
StateCA
CountyInyo
LocalityWillow Creek, near the northwestern end of Saline Valley
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEureka-Saline Valleys
HUC8 Number18090201
HUC10 NameSalt Lake
HUC10 Number1809020109
HUC12 NameWillow Creek
HUC12 Number180902010901
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month5
Collection Year1939
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:387
Author:Miller, R.R.
Date:1968
Title:Records of some native freshwater fishes transplanted into various waters of California, Baja California, and Nevada.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:54
Pages:170-179
Reference 2
Ref. Number:544
Author:Swift, C.C., T.R. Haglund, M. Ruiz, and R.N. Fisher
Date:1993
Title:The status and distribution of the freshwater fishes of southern California.
Journal:Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences
Volume:92
Issue:3
Pages:101-167
CommentsNo R. osculus were found where revisited on June 28, 1967.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked32


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