Specimen Information

Alosa aestivalis
Alosa aestivalis
(Blueback Herring)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1333595
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciesaestivalis
Common NameBlueback Herring
StateVA
CountyPetersburg
LocalityAppomattox River, ca. 1 mile reach below (E of) I-95 crossing, on N side of Petersburg
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAppomattox
HUC8 Number02080207
HUC10 NameAshton Creek-Appomattox River
HUC10 Number0208020710
HUC12 NameOldtown Creek-Appomattox River
HUC12 Number020802071001
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month10
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
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:25976
Author:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Date:2013
Title:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8099
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
CommentsData from GBIF data index - original values.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNorth Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberNCSM 73459
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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