Specimen Information

Vieja melanura
Vieja melanura
(Redhead Cichlid)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID42847
GroupFishes
GenusVieja
Speciesmelanura
Common NameRedhead Cichlid
StateSD
CountyPennington
LocalityGateway Lake at Ellsworth Air Force Base (near Rapid City) T2N R9E Section 18
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Cheyenne-Elk
HUC8 Number10120111
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month9
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1321
Author:North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Date:1994
Title:Fishes of the Dakotas.
Journal:brochure
Publisher:North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Bismark, ND.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordnation
DisposalFlorida Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberUF 96525
VerifierBill Smith-Vaniz - NFRC-G
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size131mm TL; 58g


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