Specimen Information

Lepomis macrochirus
Lepomis macrochirus
(Bluegill)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID274651
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciesmacrochirus
Common NameBluegill
StateCA
LocalityLake Tahoe
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Tahoe
HUC8 Number16050101
Map
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Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked illegally
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19704
Author:Central Valley Business Times.
Date:2011
Title:Native fish in Lake Tahoe are disappearing, says report.
Publisher:Central Valley Business Times.
Volume:3
Issue:23
Reference 2
Ref. Number:19705
Author:Wolterbeek, M.
Date:2011
Title:UNR study: Tahoe native fish population declines sharply, invasives on the rise.
Publisher:CarsonNOWorg.
Volume:3
Issue:21
Commentsreferenced as being common in Lake Tahoe by the end of the 1990s
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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