Specimen Information

Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
(Rio Grande Cichlid)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID282133
GroupFishes
GenusHerichthys
Speciescyanoguttatus
Common NameRio Grande Cichlid
StateLA
CountySt. Charles
LocalityWest Kenner, an urbanized section of GNOMA (Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEastern Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090203
HUC10 NameCanal No 2-Frontal Lake Pontchartrain
HUC10 Number0809020301
HUC12 NameBayou La Branche-Frontal Lake Pontchartrain
HUC12 Number080902030101
Map
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Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24383
Author:Lorenz, O.T., and M.T. O'Connell
Date:2011
Title:Establishment and post-hurricane survival of the non-native Rio Grande cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area.
Journal:Southeastern Naturalist
Volume:10
Issue:4
Pages:673-686
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish
Number Collected6


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