Specimen Information

Proterorhinus semilunaris
Proterorhinus semilunaris
(Freshwater Tubenose Goby)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1736353
GroupFishes
GenusProterorhinus
Speciessemilunaris
Common NameFreshwater Tubenose Goby
CountryCanada
StateQC
LocalityLake St. Francis, Quebec
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaisin River-St. Lawrence River
HUC8 Number04290008
HUC10 NameIle de Salaberry-St. Lawrence River
HUC10 Number0429000807
HUC12 NamePointe Beaudette-St. Lawrence River
HUC12 Number042900080701
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month8
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43177
Author:Goldsmit, J., Y. Paradis, N. Vachon, V. Boivin, O. Morissette, and A. Drouin
Date:2023
Title:The western tubenose goby (Proterorhinus semilunaris Heckel, 1837) is expanding its range into the St. Lawrence River: first record in Quebec
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:12
Issue:3
Pages:851-860
CommentsThe water temperature was 25.7 °C, with a specific conductivity of 323 µS/cm and a turbidity of 0.74 NTU. The substrate was dominated by sand, with a moderate abundance of macrophytes.
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected1
Size53 mm, 1.88 g
Number Preserved1


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