Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID40076
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateOH
CountyLucas
LocalityMaumee River near Lake Erie
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Maumee
HUC8 Number04100009
HUC10 NameGrassy Creek-Maumee River
HUC10 Number0410000909
HUC12 NameDelaware Creek-Maumee River
HUC12 Number041000090904
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:275
Author:Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
Date:1980
Title:Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural History
Issue:12
Pages:854 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:2
Author:Trautman, M.B.
Date:1981
Title:The fishes of Ohio.
Publisher:Ohio State University Press
Pages:782 pp
CommentsTrautman 1981 reports that is was the western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis that became established in Ohio (stock source from Michigan, which originally came from southern Illinois)
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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