Specimen ID | 35275 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Lepomis |
Species | cyanellus |
Common Name | Green Sunfish |
State | ME |
County | Penobscot |
Locality | small pond in the town of Argyle, about 8 miles north of Old Town on the west side of the Penobscot River |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Penobscot River |
HUC8 Number | 01020005 |
Map | |
Collection Year | 1991 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | stocked for sport |
Status | eradicated |
Comments | The only known population was eradicated in 1991 with rotenone. Presumably they came into Maine with an illegal shipment of baitfish, perhaps from Arkansas. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Earliest Record | state |
Disposal | ME Fish & Wildl. Bangor |
Verifier | Joan Trial, Fishery Biologist |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | many |
Year Class | all |
Size | -200 mm |