Specimen Information

Cercopagis pengoi
Cercopagis pengoi
(fishhook waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic

Specimen ID157186
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusCercopagis
Speciespengoi
Common Namefishhook waterflea
StateNY
CountySeneca
LocalityErie Canal, just W of confluence with Cayuga-Seneca Canal.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSeneca
HUC8 Number04140201
HUC10 NameMiddle Seneca River
HUC10 Number0414020114
HUC12 NameSleepy Hollow-Clyde River
HUC12 Number041402011405
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month8
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsWater Temperature = 21.7 degrees C. Salinity = 0. DO = 7.43 mg/L. Water velocity = 0.08 m/s.
Record TypePersonal communication
DisposalUS Fish & Wildlife Service - Amherst, NY
VerifierSowinski, M. and M. Weimer
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected18
Year Classadults


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