Specimen Information

Alosa sapidissima
Alosa sapidissima
(American Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID29440
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciessapidissima
Common NameAmerican Shad
StateCA
CountyMadera
LocalityMillerton Lake on San Joaquin River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper San Joaquin
HUC8 Number18040006
HUC10 NameBig Sandy Creek-San Joaquin River
HUC10 Number1804000613
HUC12 NameMillerton Lake-San Joaquin River
HUC12 Number180400061303
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:275
Author:Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
Date:1980
Title:Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural History
Issue:12
Pages:854 pp
CommentsLandlocked population
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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