Specimen Information

Platichthys flesus
Platichthys flesus
(European flounder)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID156778
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusPlatichthys
Speciesflesus
Common NameEuropean flounder
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityThunder Bay, at the mouth of the Mission River, on fish impingement screens of the Ontario Hydro generating station
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameIsle Royale
HUC10 Number0418000001
HUC12 NameIsle Royale
HUC12 Number041800000101
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month6
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:20828
Author:Royal Ontario Museum.
Date:2011
Title:Royal Ontario Museum - Ichthyology Collection.
Publisher:Royal Ontario Museum.
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalRoyal Ontario Museum
Museum Cat NumberROM 68321
VerifierEd Crossman
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Year ClassAge 1
Size98 mm SL; 119 mm TL
Number Preserved1


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