Specimen Information

Pantosteus plebeius
Pantosteus plebeius
(Rio Grande Sucker)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID30735
GroupFishes
GenusPantosteus
Speciesplebeius
Common NameRio Grande Sucker
StateCO
LocalityPlatte drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameSouth Platte
HUC8 Number10190000
Map
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Collection Year1978
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1690
Author:Propst, D.L., and C.A. Carlson.
Date:1986
Title:The distribution and status of warmwater fishes in the Platte River drainage, Colorado
Journal:The Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:31
Issue:2
Pages:149-167
Commentsnative to AR drainage in CO (Walker 1993).
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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