Specimen Information

Alosa chrysochloris
Alosa chrysochloris
(Skipjack Herring)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1401756
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Specieschrysochloris
Common NameSkipjack Herring
StateWV
LocalityGauley (HUC8) non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameGauley
HUC8 Number05050005
Map
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Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29914
Author:Chesapeake Hexagon Project
Date:2012
Title:Chesapeake Hexagon Project
Reference 2
Ref. Number:396
Author:Stauffer, J.R., Jr., J.M. Boltz, and L.R. White
Date:1995
Title:The fishes of West Virginia
Publisher:Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Volume:146
Pages:13-19
CommentsStauffer et al. says nonnative
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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