Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID238695
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Superior at Thunder Bay Harbour (Northern)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
Map
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Collection Month5
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16140
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Bowen, M.A. Goehle, and B. Brownson.
Date:2007
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 2006.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ashland, WI.
CommentsCollected from May through October.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected173


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