Specimen Information

Alosa sapidissima
Alosa sapidissima
(American Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34090
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciessapidissima
Common NameAmerican Shad
StateIN
CountyElkhart
LocalitySt. Joseph River at Elkhart
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Joseph
HUC8 Number04050001
HUC10 NameBrandywine Creek-Saint Joseph River
HUC10 Number0405000122
HUC12 NameCity of Elkhart-Saint Joseph River
HUC12 Number040500012202
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month7
Collection Year1874
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1499
Author:Baird, S.F.
Date:1878
Title:Report of the U.S. Fish Commission for 1875-1876.
Publisher:Goverment Printing Office, Washington.
Volume:4
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24746
Author:Clark, G., A.J. Kellogg, J.J. Bagley, and G.H. Jerome.
Date:1874
Title:State of Michigan. First report of the state commissioners and superintendent, on state fisheries, for 1873-4, ending December 1st, 1874.
Publisher:W.S. George and Company, Lansing, MI
Pages:46 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked80000


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