Specimen Information

Alosa sapidissima
Alosa sapidissima
(American Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID28249
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciessapidissima
Common NameAmerican Shad
StateCA
LocalitySacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameSan Joaquin Delta
HUC8 Number18040003
Map
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Collection Year1885
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32
Author:Smith, H.M.
Date:1896
Title:A review of the history and results of the attempts to acclimatize fish and other water animals in the Pacific states.
Journal:Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission
Volume:15
Pages:379-472
CommentsNumberless shad hatched in the Tule Lakes
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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