Specimen Information

Notropis texanus
Notropis texanus
(Weed Shiner)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID32481
GroupFishes
GenusNotropis
Speciestexanus
Common NameWeed Shiner
StateGA
LocalityOcmulgee River drainage, piedmont portions
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
Commentsbelieved entered the Ocmulgee River system after the construction of the dam at High Fall Lake in 1904. Unsure if transfer was natural or from a bait-bucket introduction.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected158


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