Specimen Information

Dorosoma cepedianum
Dorosoma cepedianum
(Gizzard Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34011
GroupFishes
GenusDorosoma
Speciescepedianum
Common NameGizzard Shad
StateIN
CountyLake
LocalityLake Michigan off Miller, Indiana ~5 miles east of Gary
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month11
Collection Year1953
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaycanal
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:134
Author:Miller, R.R.
Date:1957
Title:Origin and dispersal of the alewife Alosa pseudoharengus, and the gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum, in the Great Lakes.
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:86
Issue:1956
Pages:97-111
Commentsimmature female in poor condition
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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