Specimen Information

Hypomesus nipponensis
Hypomesus nipponensis
(wakasagi)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID28165
GroupFishes
GenusHypomesus
Speciesnipponensis
Common Namewakasagi
StateCA
CountySan Bernardino
LocalityBig Bear Lake (near Big Bear City)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSanta Ana
HUC8 Number18070203
HUC10 NameBear Creek
HUC10 Number1807020301
HUC12 NameBig Bear Lake
HUC12 Number180702030102
Map
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Collection Year1959
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann.
Date:1984
Title:Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States.
Publisher:John Hopkins University Press
Pages:41-77
Reference 2
Ref. Number:217
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:1976
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press Berkeley, CA.
Pages:405 pp
Reference 3
Ref. Number:222
Author:Wales, J.H.
Date:1962
Title:Introduction of pond smelt from Japan to California.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:48
Issue:2
Pages:141-142
Commentsstocked for forage
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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