Specimen Information

Lepomis auritus
Lepomis auritus
(Redbreast Sunfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34644
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciesauritus
Common NameRedbreast Sunfish
StateKY
CountyJohnson
LocalityPaintsville Lake Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Levisa
HUC8 Number05070203
HUC10 NamePaint Creek
HUC10 Number0507020304
HUC12 NameBarnetts Creek-Paint Creek
HUC12 Number050702030403
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:82
Author:Burr, B.M., and M.L. Warren, Jr.
Date:1986
Title:A distributional atlas of Kentucky fishes. Scientific and Technical Series No. 4.
Publisher:Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission
Pages:398 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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