Specimen Information

Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
(Rudd)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID35012
GroupFishes
GenusScardinius
Specieserythrophthalmus
Common NameRudd
StateMA
CountyMiddlesex
LocalityCharles River Boston/Cambridge, just up river of the Newell Boat House
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameCharles
HUC8 Number01090001
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month4
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:103
Author:Hartel, K.E.
Date:1992
Title:Non-native fishes known from Massachusetts freshwaters.
Journal:Occasional Reports of the MCZ Fish Department
Volume:2
Pages:1-9
Commentsthe presence of adults and juveniles confirms reproduction in the lower Charles River (Hartel)
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalMCZ
Museum Cat NumberMCZ 95616
VerifierKarsten E. Hartel, Curatorial Associate, Fishes -
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size206 mm SL


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