Specimen Information

Cyprinella galactura
Cyprinella galactura
(Whitetail Shiner)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID45178
GroupFishes
GenusCyprinella
Speciesgalactura
Common NameWhitetail Shiner
StateVA
LocalityBig Sandy drainage (=Upper Levisa)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Levisa
HUC8 Number05070202
Map
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Collection Year1937
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:706
Author:Jenkins, R.E., and N.M. Burkhead.
Date:1994
Title:Freshwater fishes of Virginia.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:1079 pp
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordnation
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 104157
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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