Specimen Information

Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
(Threespine Stickleback)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID272826
GroupFishes
GenusGasterosteus
Speciesaculeatus
Common NameThreespine Stickleback
StateMI
CountyBenzie
LocalityOtter Creek 230 m upstream from Lake Michigan
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBetsie-Platte
HUC8 Number04060104
HUC10 NameGlen Lake-Frontal Lake Michigan
HUC10 Number0406010404
HUC12 NameOtter Creek-Frontal Lake Michigan
HUC12 Number040601040403
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month6
Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1847
Author:Stedman, R.M, and C.A. Bowens II
Date:1985
Title:Introduction and spread of the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in lakes Huron and Michigan.
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:11
Issue:4
Pages:508-511
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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