Specimen Information

Pantosteus platyrhynchus
Pantosteus platyrhynchus
(Mountain Sucker)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID27887
GroupFishes
GenusPantosteus
Speciesplatyrhynchus
Common NameMountain Sucker
StateAZ
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
HUC8 NameLower Colorado Region
HUC8 Number15000000
Map
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Collection Year1945
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1385
Author:Rinne, J.N.
Date:1995
Title:The effects of introduced fishes on native fishes: Arizona, Southwestern United States.
Publisher:Oxford & IBH Publishing Company
Pages:149-159
Commentsfirst introduced in AZ in 1940s, not established. (Colorado River at border with Nevada, as assumed from Nevada record)
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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