Specimen Information

Alosa chrysochloris
Alosa chrysochloris
(Skipjack Herring)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID46377
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Specieschrysochloris
Common NameSkipjack Herring
StateWI
CountyBrown
LocalityGreen Bay, north of Dyckesville, Kewaunee County
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDoor-Kewaunee
HUC8 Number04030102
HUC10 NameRed River-Frontal Green Bay
HUC10 Number0403010204
HUC12 NameGilson Creek-Frontal Green Bay
HUC12 Number040301020407
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month8
Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaycanal
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1512
Author:Fago, D.
Date:1993
Title:Skipjack herring, Alosa chrysochloris, expanding its range into the Great Lakes.
Journal:Canadian Field-Naturalist
Volume:107
Pages:352-353
Commentslikely gained access to the lake through the Chicago shipping canal.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordnation
DisposalUniversity of Wisconsin
Museum Cat NumberUWZM 9962
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size283 g; 31 cm TL


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