Specimen Information

Alosa aestivalis
Alosa aestivalis
(Blueback Herring)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID263366
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciesaestivalis
Common NameBlueback Herring
StateSC
CountyLexington
LocalityLake Murray, east of Climax
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSaluda
HUC8 Number03050109
HUC10 NameLake Murray-Saluda River
HUC10 Number0305010913
HUC12 NameLower Lake Murray-Saluda River
HUC12 Number030501091311
Map
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Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18855
Author:Rohde, F.C., R.G. Arndt, J.W. Foltz, and J.M. Quattro
Date:2009
Title:Freshwater fishes of South Carolina
Publisher:University of South Carolina Press
Pages:430 pp
CommentsMay have been introduced into Lake Murray by fishery management or angler activity.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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