Specimen Information

Thoburnia rhothoeca
Thoburnia rhothoeca
(Torrent Sucker)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID46809
GroupFishes
GenusThoburnia
Speciesrhothoeca
Common NameTorrent Sucker
StateWV
LocalitySouth Branch Potomac, upper Potomac
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSouth Branch Potomac
HUC8 Number02070001
Map
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Collection Year1973
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
CommentsFirst records for drainage, very localized, was not found in VA surveys of this branch in 1956-77. Or may be relict population.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest RecordDrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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