Specimen Information

Apeltes quadracus
Apeltes quadracus
(Fourspine Stickleback)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID42233
GroupFishes
GenusApeltes
Speciesquadracus
Common NameFourspine Stickleback
StatePA
CountyCumberland
Localityold mill just downstream from Newville, in Big Spring Creek, tributary of Conodoquinet Creek
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Susquehanna-Swatara
HUC8 Number02050305
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month7
Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:12018
Author:Denoncourt, R.F., C.H. Hocutt, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr
Date:1975
Title:Additions to the Pennsylvania ichthyofauna of the Susquehanna River drainage.
Journal:Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Volume:127
Issue:9
Pages:67-69
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24715
Author:Pennsylvania State University
Date:2012
Title:Collection records of Apeltes quadracus in the PSU ichthyology collection. Provided by Shelly Pickett on 2 May 2012.
Publisher:Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
DisposalPennsylvania State University
Museum Cat NumberELC 136
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected78
Size29 to 49 mm fork length


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