Specimen Information

Micropterus henshalli
Micropterus henshalli
(Alabama Bass)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID32507
GroupFishes
GenusMicropterus
Specieshenshalli
Common NameAlabama Bass
StateGA
CountyLumpkin
LocalityChestatee River, ca. 3 mi. SSE of Dahlonega, Hwy. 60
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Chattahoochee
HUC8 Number03130001
HUC10 NameYahoola Creek-Chestatee River
HUC10 Number0313000106
HUC12 NameCavenders Creek-Chestatee River
HUC12 Number031300010601
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month5
Collection Year1970
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:707
Author:Williams, J.D., and G.H. Burgess
Date:1999
Title:The shoal bass (Micropterus cataractae) (Centrarchidae), a new species from the Apalachicola River basin, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
Journal:Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History
Volume:42
Issue:2
Pages:80-114
Reference 2
Ref. Number:39415
Author:Williams, J.D., and G.H. Burgess
Date:1999
Title:A new species of bass, Micropterus cataractae (Teleostei: Centrarchidae) from the Apalachicola river basin in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia
Journal:Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History
Volume:42
Issue:2
Pages:80-114
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberAU 3482
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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