Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID156398
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateMI
CountyAlpena
LocalityThunder Bay - within ship channel
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number04240002
HUC10 NameLake Huron
HUC10 Number0424000202
HUC12 NameLake Huron
HUC12 Number042400020200
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month9
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13436
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Hintz, M.T. Weimer, and A. Dextrase.
Date:2001
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 2000.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service, Asland, WI.
Pages:32 p
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected17


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