Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID159019
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateWI
CountyAshland
LocalityChequamegon Bay (Station 73)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month8
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 Collected52


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