Specimen Information

Morone americana
Morone americana
(White Perch)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1337203
GroupFishes
GenusMorone
Speciesamericana
Common NameWhite Perch
StateNY
LocalityLake Ontario
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
Map
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Collection Year1947
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaycanal
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:449
Author:Scott, W.B., and W.J. Christie
Date:1963
Title:The invasion of the lower Great Lakes by the white perch, Roccus americanus (Gmelin).
Journal:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Volume:20
Issue:5
Pages:1189-1195
Commentsinvaded Great Lakes via Erie-Mohawk canal to Oswego River then to Lake Ontario; arrived 1946-1948
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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