Specimen Information

Lepomis macrochirus
Lepomis macrochirus
(Bluegill)
Fishes
Native Transplant
Collection Info
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Specimen ID611240
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciesmacrochirus
Common NameBluegill
StateCT
CountyFairfield
LocalityWooster Pond: at culvert under Freeman Avenue (GWC10-10)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSaugatuck
HUC8 Number01100006
HUC10 NamePequonnock River-Frontal Long Island Sound
HUC10 Number0110000603
HUC12 NameRooster River-Frontal Long Island Sound
HUC12 Number011000060303
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Collection Day8
Collection Month10
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
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:26017
Author:Yale University
Date:2013
Title:Yale Peabody Museum ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8139
Publisher:Yale University
CommentsData from GBIF data index - original values.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalYale Peabody Museum ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberYPM ICH 024200
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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