Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID274074
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateNV
CountyLyon
LocalityWabuska Hot Springs
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWalker
HUC8 Number16050303
HUC10 NamePumpkin Hollow-Walker RIver
HUC10 Number1605030301
HUC12 NameFox Ditch-Walker River
HUC12 Number160503030104
Map
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Collection Year1938
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1901
Author:Stockwell, C.A., M. Mulvey, and G.L. Vinyard
Date:1996
Title:Translocations and the preservation of allelic diversity.
Journal:Conservation Biology
Volume:10
Issue:4
Pages:1133-1141
Commentsstocked from Fallon, Nevada in the late 1930s
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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