Specimen Information

Tinca tinca
Tinca tinca
(Tench)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID32469
GroupFishes
GenusTinca
Speciestinca
Common NameTench
StateGA
CountyTroup
LocalityChattahoochee River at LaGrange (incorrectly given as Flint River at LaGrange in publication)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding
HUC8 Number03130002
HUC10 NameChattahoochee River-West Point Lake
HUC10 Number0313000208
HUC12 NameWilson Creek-West Point Lake
HUC12 Number031300020807
Map
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Collection Year1888
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:214
Author:Baughman, J.L.
Date:1947
Title:The tench in America.
Journal:Journal of Wildlife Management
Volume:11
Issue:3
Pages:197-204
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked4000


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