Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID159123
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateMI
CountyDelta
LocalityLake Michigan, Little Bay de Noc in Escanaba, MI
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month10
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13848
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Bowen, M.A. Goehle, S. Cogswell, and B. MacKay.
Date:2004
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 2003.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Pages:41 p
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3


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