Specimen Information

Alosa sapidissima
Alosa sapidissima
(American Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID284728
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciessapidissima
Common NameAmerican Shad
StateMI
CountyMonroe
LocalityRaisin River, below Monroe
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaisin
HUC8 Number04100002
HUC10 NameRiver Raisin
HUC10 Number0410000204
HUC12 NameWillow Run-River Raisin
HUC12 Number041000020410
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month6
Collection Year1873
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24746
Author:Clark, G., A.J. Kellogg, J.J. Bagley, and G.H. Jerome.
Date:1874
Title:State of Michigan. First report of the state commissioners and superintendent, on state fisheries, for 1873-4, ending December 1st, 1874.
Publisher:W.S. George and Company, Lansing, MI
Pages:46 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked10000


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