Specimen Information

Carassius auratus
Carassius auratus
(Goldfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID26334
GroupFishes
GenusCarassius
Speciesauratus
Common NameGoldfish
StateAL
LocalitySougahatchee Creek, Tallapoosa drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLower Tallapoosa
HUC8 Number03150110
Map
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Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:680
Author:Boschung, H.T.
Date:1992
Title:Catalog of freshwater and marine fishes of Alabama.
Journal:Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History
Volume:14
Pages:1-266
Reference 2
Ref. Number:14971
Author:Boschung, H.T., Jr., and R.L. Mayden.
Date:2004
Title:Fishes of Alabama.
Publisher:Smithsonian Books
Pages:736 pp
CommentsBoschung and Mayden say established in Coosa and Tallapoosa drainages
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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