Specimen Information

Cyprinodon variegatus
Cyprinodon variegatus
(Sheepshead Minnow)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1710614
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus
Common NameSheepshead Minnow
StateTX
CountyGalveston
LocalityGalveston Bay, TX
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEast Galveston Bay
HUC8 Number12040202
HUC10 NameCane Bayou
HUC10 Number1204020204
HUC12 NameCane Bayou
HUC12 Number120402020400
Map
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Collection Year1894
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:39526
Author:Parker, J.C.
Date:1965
Title:An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Galveston Bay System, Texas
Journal:Publ. Institute of Marine Science
Volume:10
Pages:201-220
CommentsFirst collected in 1894, collection continued through 1962
Record TypeLiterature


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