Specimen ID | 156897 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Morone |
Species | americana |
Common Name | White Perch |
State | WI |
County | Bayfield |
Locality | Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lake Superior |
HUC8 Number | 04180000 |
HUC10 Name | Lake Superior |
HUC10 Number | 0418000002 |
HUC12 Name | Lake Superior |
HUC12 Number | 041800000200 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 12 |
Collection Year | 2002 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 13551 |
Author: | Associated Press. |
Date: | 2003 |
Title: | The first white perch on record shows up in Chequamegon Bay. |
Journal: | Wisconsin State Journal; July 25, 2003 |
Publisher: | Madisoncom. |
Pages: | B5 |
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Comments | previously only found at Duluth Harbor in Lake Superior. |
Record Type | Literature |
Earliest Record | locale |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Size | 10 5/8"; 13.2 oz |
Specimen Impact | eat minnows and fish eggs of walleye, white bass, white perch and possibly other species (Wisconsin Sea Grant). |