Specimen Information

Proterorhinus semilunaris
Proterorhinus semilunaris
(Freshwater Tubenose Goby)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID279264
GroupFishes
GenusProterorhinus
Speciessemilunaris
Common NameFreshwater Tubenose Goby
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalitySt. Lawrence River/Lake Ontario at Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHeadwaters St. Lawrence River
HUC8 Number04290001
HUC10 NameHeadwaters St. Lawrence River
HUC10 Number0429000104
HUC12 Name041503090000
HUC12 Number042900010407
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month9
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34249
Author:Goretzke, J.A., M.J.S. Windle, and J.M. Farrell
Date:2019
Title:Range expansion of the western tubenose goby (Proterorhinus semilunaris Heckel, 1837) in eastern Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:8
Issue:3
Pages:684-698
CommentsSee voucher photo.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Proterorhinus semilunaris


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