Specimen Information

Pimephales promelas
Pimephales promelas
(Fathead Minnow)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID262551
GroupFishes
GenusPimephales
Speciespromelas
Common NameFathead Minnow
StateUT
CountySan Juan
LocalityColorado River, 16 km upstream from the mouth of the Green River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Colorado-Kane Springs
HUC8 Number14030005
HUC10 NameLockhart Canyon-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1403000510
HUC12 NameElephant Canyon-Colorado River
HUC12 Number140300051009
Map
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Collection Year1971
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:952
Author:Holden, P.B., and C.B. Stalnaker
Date:1975
Title:Distribution and abundance of mainstream fishes of the middle and upper Colorado River basins, 1967-1973.
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:104
Issue:2
Pages:217-231
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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