Specimen Information

Cyprinella pyrrhomelas
Cyprinella pyrrhomelas
(Fieryblack Shiner)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID42599
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinella
Speciespyrrhomelas
Common NameFieryblack Shiner
StateSC
CountyOconee
LocalityChattooga River, at GA/SC state line, Hwy 28.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTugaloo
HUC8 Number03060102
HUC10 NameChattooga River
HUC10 Number0306010202
HUC12 NameUpper Chattooga River
HUC12 Number030601020204
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1810
Author:Johnston, C.E., J.S. Ramsey, S.T. Sobaski, and C.K. Swing
Date:1995
Title:Introduced species of fishes in the southern Appalachians: consequences for conservation.
Journal:Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science
Volume:70
Issue:3-4
Pages:65-76
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24092
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey.
Date:2011
Title:Illinois Natural History Survey Collection Databases.
Publisher:Illinois Natural History Survey
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
DisposalIllinois Natural History Survey
Museum Cat NumberINHS 59540
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5


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