Specimen Information

Alosa sapidissima
Alosa sapidissima
(American Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID165453
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciessapidissima
Common NameAmerican Shad
StateAK
CountySitka
Localitywaters of two small islands in Sitka Sound
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameBaranof Island
HUC8 Number19010212
Map
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Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:15517
Author:Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg, and L.K. Thorsteinson
Date:2002
Title:Fishes of Alaska
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:1037 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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