Specimen Information

Fundulus heteroclitus
Fundulus heteroclitus
(Mummichog)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID282827
GroupFishes
GenusFundulus
Speciesheteroclitus
Common NameMummichog
StatePA
CountyCumberland
LocalityLetort Spring Run, stream and marshy backwater area immediately upstream of Harmony Hall Rd. bridge.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Susquehanna-Swatara
HUC8 Number02050305
HUC10 NameLower Conodoguinet Creek
HUC10 Number0205030504
HUC12 NameLetort Spring Run
HUC12 Number020503050404
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month8
Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24472
Author:Denoncourt, R.F., J.C. Fisher, and K.M. Rapp
Date:1978
Title:A freshwater population of the mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus, from the Susquehanna River drainage in Pennsylvania.
Journal:Estuaries and Coasts
Volume:1
Issue:4
Pages:269-272
Reference 2
Ref. Number:20883
Author:Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia.
Date:2011
Title:Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia - Ichthyology Collection.
Publisher:Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia.
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalAcademy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Museum Cat NumberANSP 137962
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected35
Year Class3 yr classes
Size16-96 mm FL
Number Preserved35


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