Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID156024
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateMI
CountyDelta
LocalityLake Michigan, Little Bay de Noc at Escanaba Harbor, Escanaba, MI (Upper Peninsula)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month10
Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13842
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Bowen, M.P. Sowinski, and B. MacKay.
Date:2003
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 2002.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Pages:35 p
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year Classadult
Size151 mm
Photo
Gymnocephalus cernua


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