Specimen Information

Gambusia affinis
Gambusia affinis
(Western Mosquitofish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID546771
GroupFishes
GenusGambusia
Speciesaffinis
Common NameWestern Mosquitofish
StateNE
CountyLincoln
LocalityNorth Platte River, marsh just above forks
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower South Platte
HUC8 Number10190018
HUC10 NameLake Maloney-South Platte River
HUC10 Number1019001807
HUC12 NameLake Maloney
HUC12 Number101900180706
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month8
Collection Year1989
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Journal:(unpublished data)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 89-128"
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected100


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