Specimen Information

Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
(Threespine Stickleback)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID33704
GroupFishes
GenusGasterosteus
Speciesaculeatus
Common NameThreespine Stickleback
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityNorth Shore Channel (Lake Michigan Dr.), Sheridan Ave, Wilmette
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChicago
HUC8 Number07120003
HUC10 NameNorth Branch Chicago River-Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
HUC10 Number0712000301
HUC12 NameNorth Shore Channel
HUC12 Number071200030104
Map
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Collection Day7
Collection Month7
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:713
Author:Johnston, C.E.
Date:1991
Title:Discovery of the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (Pisces: Gasterosteidae) in the Lake Michigan drainage, Illinois.
Journal:Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science
Volume:84
Issue:3&4
Pages:173-174
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalINHS 64482
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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