Specimen Information

Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
(Threespine Stickleback)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID33693
GroupFishes
GenusGasterosteus
Speciesaculeatus
Common NameThreespine Stickleback
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityLake Michigan (near Cicero)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait | canal | shipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:708
Author:Burr, B.M.
Date:1991
Title:The fishes of Illinois: An overview of a dynamic fauna.
Journal:Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin
Volume:34
Issue:4
Pages:417-427
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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