Specimen Information

Hypomesus nipponensis
Hypomesus nipponensis
(wakasagi)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID28164
GroupFishes
GenusHypomesus
Speciesnipponensis
Common Namewakasagi
StateCA
CountySiskiyou
LocalityDwinnell Reservoir (=Lake Shastina)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameShasta
HUC8 Number18010207
HUC10 NameLake Shastina-Shasta River
HUC10 Number1801020701
HUC12 NameLake Shastina-Shasta River
HUC12 Number180102070104
Map
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Collection Year1959
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann.
Date:1984
Title:Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States.
Publisher:John Hopkins University Press
Pages:41-77
Reference 2
Ref. Number:217
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:1976
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press Berkeley, CA.
Pages:405 pp
Reference 3
Ref. Number:222
Author:Wales, J.H.
Date:1962
Title:Introduction of pond smelt from Japan to California.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:48
Issue:2
Pages:141-142
Commentsstocked for forage
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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