Specimen Information

Cyprinella galactura
Cyprinella galactura
(Whitetail Shiner)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID265487
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinella
Speciesgalactura
Common NameWhitetail Shiner
StateSC
CountyOconee
LocalityChattooga River, at GA/SC state line, Hwy 28.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTugaloo
HUC8 Number03060102
HUC10 NameChattooga River
HUC10 Number0306010202
HUC12 NameUpper Chattooga River
HUC12 Number030601020204
Map
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Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18855
Author:Rohde, F.C., R.G. Arndt, J.W. Foltz, and J.M. Quattro
Date:2009
Title:Freshwater fishes of South Carolina
Publisher:University of South Carolina Press
Pages:430 pp
CommentsIntroduced into South Carolina via stream capture according to the Freshwater Fishes of South Carolina book (Rohde et al.).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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