Specimen Information

Rhodeus sericeus
Rhodeus sericeus
(Bitterling)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID39472
GroupFishes
GenusRhodeus
Speciessericeus
Common NameBitterling
StateNY
CountyBronx
LocalityBronx River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameBronx
HUC8 Number02030102
Map
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Collection Year1933
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:98
Author:Smith, C.L.
Date:1985
Title:The inland fishes of New York State.
Publisher:New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pages:522 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:138
Author:Breder, C.M., Jr.
Date:1933
Title:Rhodeus amarus spawning in American mussels.
Journal:Copeia
Volume:1933
Issue:3
Pages:147-148
CommentsBreder assumed the species had disappeared but the Lower Hudson Survey found 2 specimens.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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