Specimen Information

Alosa sapidissima
Alosa sapidissima
(American Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID238389
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciessapidissima
Common NameAmerican Shad
StateWA
CountyClark
LocalityVancouver Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Columbia-Clatskanie
HUC8 Number17080003
HUC10 NameSalmon Creek-Frontal Columbia River
HUC10 Number1708000301
HUC12 NameLake River-Frontal Columbia River
HUC12 Number170800030104
Map
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Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13708
Author:Wydoski, R.S., and R.R. Whitney.
Date:2003
Title:Inland Fishes of Washington. Second Edition.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle.
Pages:322 pp
CommentsProbably gained access to the lake during the fishes' outmigration from the Columbia River via the Lake River during an incoming tide.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected106
Year ClassJuvenile


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