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Scientific Name
Couesius plumbeus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Couesius plumbeus (Agassiz, 1850)
Park
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Ostariophysi |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Superfamily | Cyprinoidea |
| Family | Leuciscidae |
| Subfamily | Plagopterinae |
| Genus | Couesius |
| Species | Couesius plumbeus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Yellowstone Lake, Squaw Lake, Slough Creek drainage (Varley and Schullery 1998).; Data Source: Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
introduced from Yellowstone River downstream from park
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Introduction likely the result of "careless bait fishermen" (Varley and Schullery 1998).; Data Source: Todd Koel - YELL Supervisory Fishery Biologist
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Slough Creek, Yellowstone Lake. Overall abundance is "uncommon" but they are likely increasing and spreading. Currently they are rare in Yellowstone Lake, abundant in Squaw lake, formerly abundant in Lake Abundance (Slough Creek drainage), occasional throughout Slough Creekk Drainage (Varley and Schullery 1998).; Data Source: Todd Koel - YELL Supervisory Fishery Biologist
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Abundant locals and persistence in other areas indicates breeding.; Data Source: Todd Koel - YELL Supervisory Fishery Biologist, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BCI
Created Date
3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
BCI
Last Modified Date
8/3/2009 11:42:42 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: found in Yellowstone Lake, Park Species Data Source: NPFauna, D. Mahony
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Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (BICA)
Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
