Specimen Information

Proterorhinus semilunaris
Proterorhinus semilunaris
(Freshwater Tubenose Goby)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID275114
GroupFishes
GenusProterorhinus
Speciessemilunaris
Common NameFreshwater Tubenose Goby
StateOH
CountyOttawa
LocalityLake Erie, at Gibralter Island - Alligator Bar [in Put-In-Bay, South Bass Island]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month7
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19664
Author:Kocovsky, P.M., J.A. Tallman, D.J. Jude, D.M. Murphy, J.E. Brown, and C.A. Stepien
Date:2011
Title:Expansion of tubenose gobies Proterorhinus semilunaris into western Lake Erie and potential effects on native species.
Journal:Biological Invasions
Volume:13
Pages:2775-2784
CommentsDensity = 9/ha.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3
Size32-42 mm


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