Specimen Information

Lepomis auritus
Lepomis auritus
(Redbreast Sunfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34731
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciesauritus
Common NameRedbreast Sunfish
StateKY
LocalityLicking-Big Sandy unit (including southern Ohio River tribs from the Licking River to west of the Guyandotte River, WV)
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLicking
HUC8 Number05100100
Map
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Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1942
Author:Warren, M.L., Jr., B.M. Burr, S.J. Walsh, H.L. Bart, Jr., R.C. Cashner, D.A. Etnier, B.J. Freeman, B.R. Kuhajda, R.L. Mayden, H.W. Robison, S.T. Ross, and W.C. Starnes
Date:2000
Title:Diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the native freshwater fishes of the southern United States.
Journal:Fisheries
Volume:25
Issue:10
Pages:7-31
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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