Specimen Information

Notropis amplamala
(Longjaw Minnow)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID32455
GroupFishes
GenusNotropis
Speciesamplamala
Common NameLongjaw Minnow
StateGA
LocalityOcmulgee River drainage, upper
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameUpper Ocmulgee
HUC8 Number03070103
Map
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Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:833
Author:Bart, H.L. Jr, M.S. Taylor, J.T. Harbaugh, J.W. Evans, S.L. Schleiger, and W. Clark
Date:1994
Title:New distribution records of Gulf Slope drainage fishes in the Ocmulgee River system, Georgia.
Journal:Proceedings Southeastern Fishes Council
Volume:30
Issue:12
Pages:4-10
CommentsFound in 51 of 149 sampling sites. Either entered system below Lake Jackson after 1971 and dispersed; independent introduction above Lake Jackson; or entry above Lake Jackson after the late 1970s with widespread dispersal below the lake, undocumented occurrence above lake except Tussahaw Creek.
Record TypeLiterature
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberGeorgia DNR and UGA
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected659


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