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CAS-ICH 18062 Hesperoleucus symmetricus   [Catalog of Fishes]       ID by/date  Perry, M. L. / 1945 Leuciscidae
Counts (Alc/Skel/CS) 33/0/0 Prep Type - Preservative alc-75% EtOH Other/Previous Number Size      
Collector; Vessel Simpson, D. A.; Simpson, H.  Field Number DAS 64 Date Collected 26 Sep 1945 : 930
Continent/Ocean North America Country United States State California County Shasta County
Water Body Drainage Island Group Island
Depth Width Salinity Gear 12' seine
Locality Clear Creek, at Schilling, west of Redding on Hwy. 299.
Latitude-Longitude 40.637932°, -122.557582°; uncertainty: 1047 m (Source: FishNet Collaborative Georeferencing Project) Bottom Type gravel, rocks, sand
Georef. RemarksPlaced marker so that the uncertainty radius encompasses both Schilling (now Whiskeytown) and Highway 299. However, Clear Creek does not intersect either of these features- it flows into Whiskeytown Lake which is located around Highway 299/Schilling.
Acc. Number 1945-1946 Specimen Remarks sm. juv.
Collecting Event Remarks Water muddy, gold dredgers working; water temp. 58 deg. F; current slow; no vegetation.