Specimen Information

Pimephales promelas
Pimephales promelas
(Fathead Minnow)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID262683
GroupFishes
GenusPimephales
Speciespromelas
Common NameFathead Minnow
StateAZ
CountyCoconino
LocalityColorado River, just below Glen Canyon Dam within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Lake Powell
HUC8 Number14070006
HUC10 NameWater Holes Canyon-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1407000611
HUC12 NameHoney Draw-Colorado River
HUC12 Number140700061105
Map
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Collection Year1959
Year AccuracyActual
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
CommentsRecorded as the first Utah collection in Glen Canyon.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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