| Specimen ID | 237948 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Gyrinocheilus |
| Species | aymonieri |
| Common Name | Chinese algae-eater |
| State | PR |
| County | Caguas |
| Locality | Río Cañas, (a tributary of Río Grande de Loíza) upstream of Lago Carraizo/Loiza, at PR-175 |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Eastern Puerto Rico |
| HUC8 Number | 21010005 |
| HUC10 Name | Rio Grande de Loiza Watershed |
| HUC10 Number | 2101000504 |
| HUC12 Name | Rio Canas |
| HUC12 Number | 210100050408 |
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| Collection Day | 1 |
| Collection Month | 4 |
| Collection Year | 2007 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 20908 |
| Author: | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Title: | North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences - Ichthyology Collection Database. |
| Publisher: | North Carolina Museum of Natural History. |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 24017 |
| Author: | Kwak, T.J., P.B. Cooney, and C.H. Brown. |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | Fishery population and habitat assessment in Puerto Rico stream: phase 1 final report. Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Project F-50 Final Report. |
| Publisher: | Marine Resources Division, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, San Juan. |
| Pages: | 195 pp |
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| Comments | appears to be established; several tuberculate males. other fish at this site included the Orinoco sailfin catfish, guppy, mangrove molly, tilapia, green swordtail, redbreast sunfish, channel catfish, and rosy barb |
| Record Type | Specimen |
| Earliest Record | nation |
| Disposal | North Carolina Museum of Natural History |
| Museum Cat Number | NCSM 45888 |
| Verifier | Wayne Starnes - NC Museum of Natural History |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 7 |
| Size | 103-179 mm |
| Number Preserved | 6 |
