Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID159112
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateWI
CountyBayfield
LocalityLake Superior at Roman Point [~2.5 mi NW of Cornucopia]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBeartrap-Nemadji
HUC8 Number04010301
HUC10 NameSand River-Frontal Lake Superior
HUC10 Number0401030109
HUC12 NameBark River-Frontal Lake Superior
HUC12 Number040103010904
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month10
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13848
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Bowen, M.A. Goehle, S. Cogswell, and B. MacKay.
Date:2004
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 2003.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Pages:41 p
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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