Specimen Information

Lepomis megalotis
Lepomis megalotis
(Longear Sunfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant
Collection Info
Point Map
Species Profile
Animated Map

Specimen ID549649
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciesmegalotis
Common NameLongear Sunfish
StateGA
CountyButts
LocalityTussahaw Creek at Fincherville Road, south of Fincherville section 7
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Ocmulgee
HUC8 Number03070103
HUC10 NameTussahaw Creek
HUC10 Number0307010309
HUC12 NameLower Tussahaw Creek-Jackson Lake
HUC12 Number030701030903
Map
Collection Day28
Collection Month8
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25999
Author:Tulane University
Date:2013
Title:Tulane University Museum of Natural History collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8077
Publisher:Tulane University
CommentsData from GBIF data index - original values.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalTulane University Museum of Natural History collection
Museum Cat NumberTU 168426
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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