Specimen Information

Tinca tinca
Tinca tinca
(Tench)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID31116
GroupFishes
GenusTinca
Speciestinca
Common NameTench
StateDE
CountyNew Castle
LocalityAppoquinimink River near Middletown
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBrandywine-Christina
HUC8 Number02040205
HUC10 NameAppoquinimink River-Delaware River
HUC10 Number0204020508
HUC12 NameDrawyer Creek-Appoquinimink River
HUC12 Number020402050802
Map
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Collection Year1893
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:85
Author:Raasch, M.S., and V.L. Altemus, Sr.
Date:1991
Title:Delaware's freshwater and brackish water fishes - a popular account.
Publisher:Delaware State College Center for the Study of Del-Mar-Va Habitats and the Society of Natural History of Delaware.
Pages:166 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked200


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