Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID546671
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateNE
CountyGarden
LocalityNorth Platte River, 1.5ssw Oshkosh
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle North Platte-Scotts Bluff
HUC8 Number10180009
HUC10 NameLost Creek-North Platte River
HUC10 Number1018000917
HUC12 NameSwede Canyon-North Platte River
HUC12 Number101800091706
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month7
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16152
Author:Schainost, S.
Date:2005
Title:Exotic fish distributions in Nebraska.
Journal:(unpublished data)
CommentsOriginal note from dataset: "JDL 90.54"
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected7


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