Specimen Information

Exoglossum laurae
Exoglossum laurae
(Tonguetied Minnow)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID46670
GroupFishes
GenusExoglossum
Specieslaurae
Common NameTonguetied Minnow
StateWV
CountyRandolph
LocalityLeading Cr. flows into Tygart R. at Elkins
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameTygart Valley
HUC8 Number05020001
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month6
Collection Year1951
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:396
Author:Stauffer, J.R., Jr., J.M. Boltz, and L.R. White
Date:1995
Title:The fishes of West Virginia
Publisher:Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Volume:146
Pages:13-19
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1662
Author:Hocutt, C.H., R.E. Jenkins, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
Date:1986
Title:Zoogeography of the fishes of the central Appalachians and central Atlantic coastal plain.
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons
Pages:161-212
CommentsRegarded as native but possibly introduced.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordnation
DisposalCornell University Museum of Vertebrates ichthyology collection
Museum Cat Number32639
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved1


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