Specimen Information

Ameiurus platycephalus
Ameiurus platycephalus
(Flat Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID32472
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesplatycephalus
Common NameFlat Bullhead
StateGA
CountyCarroll
LocalitySnake Creek near Atlanta
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding
HUC8 Number03130002
HUC10 NameDog River-Chattahoochee River
HUC10 Number0313000203
HUC12 NameSnake Creek
HUC12 Number031300020311
Map
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Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1509
Author:Couch, C.A., J.C. DeVivo, and B.J. Freeman.
Date:1995
Title:What fish live in the streams of Metropolitan Atlanta.
Journal:NAQWA Fact Sheet FS-091-95
Publisher:U.S. Geological Survey, National Water Quality Assessment Program.
Pages:4 pp
CommentsSteve Walsh believes these may be misidentified native snail bullheads
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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