Specimen Information

Alosa sapidissima
Alosa sapidissima
(American Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID613466
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciessapidissima
Common NameAmerican Shad
StateOR
CountyDouglas
LocalitySite Name:Umpqua River. Township:22w, Range:9w, Section:14. Maps:250k-Roseburg, 24k-Devils Graveyard, 100k-Cottage Grove. Downstream Landmark:Weatherly Creek and Upstream Landmark:Lutsinger Creek.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUmpqua
HUC8 Number17100303
HUC10 NameUmpqua River-Sawyers Rapids
HUC10 Number1710030304
HUC12 NameLutsinger Creek-Umpqua River
HUC12 Number171003030402
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month8
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25967
Author:Smithsonian Institution
Date:2013
Title:National Museum of Natural History ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/1836
Publisher:Smithsonian Institution
CommentsData from GBIF data index - original values.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNational Museum of Natural History ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 369698
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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