Specimen Information

Pantosteus platyrhynchus
Pantosteus platyrhynchus
(Mountain Sucker)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39278
GroupFishes
GenusPantosteus
Speciesplatyrhynchus
Common NameMountain Sucker
StateNV
CountyClark
LocalityLake Mead
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMuddy
HUC8 Number15010012
HUC10 NameValley of Fire Wash-Virgin River
HUC10 Number1501001209
HUC12 NameSaint Thomas Wash-Virgin River
HUC12 Number150100120904
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month9
Collection Year1938
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:114
Author:Miller, R.R.
Date:1952
Title:Bait fishes of the lower Colorado River, from Lake Mead, Nevada, to Yuma, Arizona, with a key for identification.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:38
Pages:7-42
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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