Specimen Information

Acanthogobius flavimanus
Acanthogobius flavimanus
(Yellowfin Goby)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID276551
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusAcanthogobius
Speciesflavimanus
Common NameYellowfin Goby
StateCA
CountyMerced
LocalitySan Luis Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla
HUC8 Number18040001
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year1967
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1078
Author:Brittan, M.R., J.D. Hopkirk, J.D. Conners, and M. Martin
Date:1970
Title:Explosive spread of the oriental goby Acanthogobius flavimanus in the San Francisco Bay-Delta region of California.
Journal:Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences
Volume:38
Pages:207-214
CommentsApproximately half of ~10,000 fishes collected in fish kill during anoxic event following algal bloom.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5000


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