Specimen Information

Couesius plumbeus
Couesius plumbeus
(Lake Chub)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID47029
GroupFishes
GenusCouesius
Speciesplumbeus
Common NameLake Chub
StateWY
LocalityGreen River drainage in Wyoming
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameUpper Green
HUC8 Number14040100
Map
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Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1362
Author:Hubert, W.
Date:1994
Title:Exotic fishes
Publisher:Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Pages:158-174
Commentsintroduced to Green River drainage in Wyoming, and in Yellowstone Lake. He has collected them from 12 of 14 sites in the Green River drainage.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierCharley A. Wheeler- Univ. Wyoming
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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