Specimen Information

Prosopium williamsoni
Prosopium williamsoni
(Mountain Whitefish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID282664
GroupFishes
GenusProsopium
Specieswilliamsoni
Common NameMountain Whitefish
StateCO
CountyEagle
LocalityColorado River [upstream of Burns, CO].
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters
HUC8 Number14010001
HUC10 NameBig Alkali Creek-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1401000115
HUC12 NamePosey Creek-Colorado River
HUC12 Number140100011505
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month9
Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
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:24457
Author:Anonymous
Date:2012
Title:Introduced collection locations of mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) in Colorado. Derived from search on FishNet on 10 April 2012.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNational Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 373380.5287
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved1


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