Specimen Information

Alosa aestivalis
Alosa aestivalis
(Blueback Herring)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID263365
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciesaestivalis
Common NameBlueback Herring
StateSC
CountySpartanburg
LocalityPacolet River, near Campobello
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Broad
HUC8 Number03050105
HUC10 NameSouth Pacolet River
HUC10 Number0305010513
HUC12 NameUpper South Pacolet River
HUC12 Number030501051301
Map
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Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18855
Author:Rohde, F.C., R.G. Arndt, J.W. Foltz, and J.M. Quattro
Date:2009
Title:Freshwater fishes of South Carolina
Publisher:University of South Carolina Press
Pages:430 pp
CommentsPossibly a misidentification? May have reached this location via movement by anglers.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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