Specimen Information

Astyanax mexicanus
Astyanax mexicanus
(Mexican Tetra)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID27362
GroupFishes
GenusAstyanax
Speciesmexicanus
Common NameMexican Tetra
StateAZ
Localitylower Colorado River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameImperial Reservoir
HUC8 Number15030104
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Collection Year1973
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:109
Author:Minckley, W.L.
Date:1973
Title:Fishes of Arizona.
Publisher:Arizona Fish and Game Department
Pages:127 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:113
Author:Evans, W.A., and P.A. Douglas
Date:1950
Title:Notes on fishes recently introduced into southern California.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:36
Pages:435-436
Reference 3
Ref. Number:114
Author:Miller, R.R.
Date:1952
Title:Bait fishes of the lower Colorado River, from Lake Mead, Nevada, to Yuma, Arizona, with a key for identification.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:38
Pages:7-42
CommentsFirst seen in a bait shop in Yuma in 1950 - presumably a contaminant in a minnow shipment from the Rio Grande in New Mexico
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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