Specimen Information

Lepomis auritus
Lepomis auritus
(Redbreast Sunfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID745404
GroupFishes
GenusLepomis
Speciesauritus
Common NameRedbreast Sunfish
StateNC
CountyHenderson
LocalitySouth Fork Mills River near church off County Road 1338 [South Mills River Road], 0.2 road miles W junction County Road 1341 [Whitaker Lane], 2.75 air miles WSW Mills River (town)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper French Broad
HUC8 Number06010105
HUC10 NameMills River-French Broad River
HUC10 Number0601010504
HUC12 NameSouth Fork Mills River
HUC12 Number060101050402
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month4
Collection Year1979
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:25976
Author:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Date:2013
Title:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8099
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
CommentsData from GBIF data index - original values.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNorth Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberNCSM 8540
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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