Specimen Information

Otocinclus sp.
Otocinclus sp.
(suckermouth catfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID30307
GroupFishes
GenusOtocinclus
Speciessp.
Common Namesuckermouth catfish
StateCO
LocalitySan Luis Valley (Rio Grande headwaters drainage)
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameSan Luis
HUC8 Number13010003
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:679
Author:Zuckerman, L.D., and R.J. Behnke.
Date:1986
Title:Introduced fishes in the San Luis Valley, Colorado.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:435-453
Reference 2
Ref. Number:459
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.P. Jennings, and J.D. Williams.
Date:1991
Title:Appendix 2: Exotic fishes
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:97-107
Reference 3
Ref. Number:10
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann.
Date:1984
Title:Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States.
Publisher:John Hopkins University Press
Pages:41-77
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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