Specimen Information

Notropis telescopus
Notropis telescopus
(Telescope Shiner)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID45224
GroupFishes
GenusNotropis
Speciestelescopus
Common NameTelescope Shiner
StateVA
CountyAlleghany
LocalityDunlap Creek, extreme upper James River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper James
HUC8 Number02080201
Map
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Collection Year1983
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
CommentsLikely from single introduction prior to erection of Gathright Dam on the Jackson River in 1980.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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