Specimen Information

Lepomis macrochirus
Lepomis macrochirus
(Bluegill)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID36586
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciesmacrochirus
Common NameBluegill
StateMT
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
Map
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Collection Year1948
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:210
Author:Brown, C.J.D.
Date:1971
Title:Fishes of Montana.
Publisher:Montana State University Bozeman, MT.
Pages:207 pp
CommentsTime and place of introduction not known. First collected in 1948. Stocked in numerous ponds on both sides of the Continental Divide.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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