Specimen Information

Tinca tinca
Tinca tinca
(Tench)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1881148
GroupFishes
GenusTinca
Speciestinca
Common NameTench
CountryCanada
StateQUE
LocalityRivière Richelieu
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRichelieu River
HUC8 Number04300109
HUC10 NameRiviere du Sud-Richelieu RIver
HUC10 Number0430010903
HUC12 NameLandry Creek-Richelieu River
HUC12 Number043001090304
Map
Collection Day26
Collection Month11
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46130
Author:Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP)
Date:2025
Title:Invasive alien aquatic fauna in Quebec, updated 2025-06-10
Publisher:Government of Québec
Reference 2
Ref. Number:13336
Author:Vachon, N., and P. Dumont
Date:2002
Title:Study of the first references to tench (Tinca tinca L.) caught in the upper-Richelieu River (Québec). Technical Report 16-07
Publisher:Quebec Society of Wildlife and Parks, Monteregie Directorate of Wildlife Management
Volume:16-07
Pages:25 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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