Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID156432
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateWI
CountyBayfield
LocalityLake Superior at Siskiwit Bay (Station 84)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month7
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13437
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Bowen, M.T. Weimer, and A. Dextrase.
Date:2002
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 2001.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ashland, WI.
Pages:36 p
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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