Specimen Information

Hypomesus nipponensis
Hypomesus nipponensis
(wakasagi)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID164317
GroupFishes
GenusHypomesus
Speciesnipponensis
Common Namewakasagi
StateCA
LocalitySacramento-San Joaquin estuary
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Sacramento
HUC8 Number18020163
Map
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Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13709
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:2002
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press
Pages:502 pp.
CommentsRecently invaded the estuary. Has hybridized with the already threatened delta smelt.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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