Specimen Information

Enneacanthus gloriosus
Enneacanthus gloriosus
(Bluespotted Sunfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID165368
GroupFishes
GenusEnneacanthus
Speciesgloriosus
Common NameBluespotted Sunfish
StateNY
CountyOnondaga
LocalityJamesville Reservoir (south of Syracuse)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOneida
HUC8 Number04140202
HUC10 NameLimestone Creek
HUC10 Number0414020206
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Butternut Creek
HUC12 Number041402020604
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month5
Collection Year1971
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:712
Author:Werner, R.G.
Date:1972
Title:Bluespotted sunfish, Enneacanthus gloriosus, in the Lake Ontario drainage, New York.
Journal:Copeia
Volume:1972
Issue:4
Pages:878-879
Comments19 more captured May 6; no specimens ever taken from canal system so unlikely invasion route; none collected in a 1952 survey of the reservoir; oldest fish was 5 yrs old
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected54
Year Class2-5


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