Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34167
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateKS
CountyLyon
LocalityLake Wooster on the campus of Kansas State Teacher's College at Emporia
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNeosho Headwaters
HUC8 Number11070201
HUC10 NameDow Creek-Neosho River
HUC10 Number1107020103
HUC12 NamePlumb Creek-Neosho River
HUC12 Number110702010304
Map
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Collection Year1954
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:146
Author:Cross, F.B.
Date:1967
Title:Handbook of fishes of Kansas.
Publisher:State Biological Survey and University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Misc Publ No 45 Topeka, KS.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:154
Author:Clarke, R.F., J. Breukelman, and T.F. Andrews
Date:1958
Title:An annotated list of the vertebrates of Lyon County, Kansas
Journal:Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science
Volume:61
Issue:2
Pages:165-194
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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