Specimen Information

Parachromis managuensis
Parachromis managuensis
(Jaguar Guapote)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID44658
GroupFishes
GenusParachromis
Speciesmanaguensis
Common NameJaguar Guapote
StateUT
CountyWashington
LocalityBoiler Spring, just north of interstate HWY in Washington
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Virgin
HUC8 Number15010008
HUC10 NameGould Wash-Virgin River
HUC10 Number1501000809
HUC12 NameMill Creek
HUC12 Number150100080908
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month9
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1210
Author:Marsh, P.C., T.A. Burke, B.D. DeMarais, and M.E. Douglas
Date:1989
Title:First North American record of Cichlasoma managuense (Pisces: Cichlidae).
Journal:Great Basin Naturalist
Volume:49
Issue:3
Pages:387-389
Comments0.2 hectare pond, clear. Found during woundfin treatment in April. Gambusia only other fish present. Froze ~100. Not eradicated. Private individual may have spread to other systems. Boiler Springs flows to Mill Creek then to Virgin River.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordnation
Disposal"NFRC-G/formalin, frozen"
Museum Cat NumberNFRC-G
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected500
Size3-4 size classes


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