Specimen Information

Plecoglossus altivelis
Plecoglossus altivelis
(ayu)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID29746
GroupFishes
GenusPlecoglossus
Speciesaltivelis
Common Nameayu
StateCA
CountyMendocino
LocalityMorris Lake, Mendocino County (sw of Willits)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Eel
HUC8 Number18010103
Map
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Collection Year1961
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1577
Author:Dill, W.A., and A.J. Cordone.
Date:1997
Title:History and status of introduced fishes in California, 1871-1996. Fish Bulletin 178
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Game
Pages:414 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:274
Author:Shapovalov, L., A.J. Cordone, and W.A. Dill
Date:1981
Title:A list of freshwater and anadromous fishes of California.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:67
Issue:1
Pages:4-38
Reference 3
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
CommentsStocked annually between 1961–1965
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked"200,000"


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