Specimen Information

Alosa aestivalis
Alosa aestivalis
(Blueback Herring)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1401792
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciesaestivalis
Common NameBlueback Herring
StateNY
LocalityMohawk drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameMohawk
HUC8 Number02020004
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:98
Author:Smith, C.L.
Date:1985
Title:The inland fishes of New York State.
Publisher:New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pages:522 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24437
Author:Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr.
Date:2011
Title:Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. 2nd edition.
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages:663 pp
CommentsIntroduced (Page and Burr 2011)
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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