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Pantosteus santaanae
Pantosteus santaanae
(Santa Ana Sucker)
Fishes
Native Transplant
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Specimen ID282575
GroupFishes
GenusPantosteus
Speciessantaanae
Common NameSanta Ana Sucker
StateCA
CountyLos Angeles
LocalityStream in Elizabeth Lake Canyon
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSanta Clara
HUC8 Number18070102
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Collection Day14
Collection Month10
Collection Year1945
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:20915
Author:Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History.
Date:2011
Title:National Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Zoology Ichthyology Collection
Publisher:Smithsonian Institution
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24414
Author:Unknown.
Date:2012
Title:California Santa Ana sucker records from FishNet.
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalSmithsonian National Museum of Nautral History
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 132340.5
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected35

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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