Specimen Information

Alosa sapidissima
Alosa sapidissima
(American Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID165464
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciessapidissima
Common NameAmerican Shad
StateAK
LocalityWestern Prince William Sound (HUC-8)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NamePrince William Sound
HUC8 Number19020203
Map
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Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
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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