Specimen Information

Rhinichthys osculus
Rhinichthys osculus
(Speckled Dace)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID160312
GroupFishes
GenusRhinichthys
Speciesosculus
Common NameSpeckled Dace
StateCA
CountyInyo
LocalityOld (Eagle) Borax Works on the west side of Death Valley
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDeath Valley-Lower Amargosa
HUC8 Number18090203
HUC10 NameFurnace Creek Wash
HUC10 Number1809020307
HUC12 NameLower Furnace Creek Wash
HUC12 Number180902030706
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month5
Collection Year1940
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
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
CommentsWhen revisited on October 2, 1940, the water had disappeared
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked10


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