Specimen Information

Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
(Threespine Stickleback)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID153625
GroupFishes
GenusGasterosteus
Speciesaculeatus
Common NameThreespine Stickleback
StateMI
CountyOntonagon
LocalityFiresteel River near mouth (Lake Superior)[~7 mi. NE of Ontonagon, MI]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameKeweenaw Peninsula
HUC8 Number04020103
HUC10 NameFiresteel River-Frontal Lake Superior
HUC10 Number0402010301
HUC12 NameFlintsteel River
HUC12 Number040201030103
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait | canal | shipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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