Specimen Information

Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
(Goldfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1658685
GroupFishes
GenusCarassius
Speciesauratus
Common NameGoldfish
StateMD
CountyFrederick
LocalityFishing Creek, junction US Route 72, Frederick County, Maryland.
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMonocacy
HUC8 Number02070009
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month8
Collection Year1949
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:29152
Author:National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Date:2016
Title:NMNH Extant Specimen and Observation Records
Publisher:National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
CommentsOrig. no. 5067.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalMuseum
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 271219
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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