Specimen Information

Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
(Alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34432
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common NameAlewife
StateKY
CountyPendleton
LocalityOhio River, main channel
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameOhio Brush-Whiteoak
HUC8 Number05090201
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:82
Author:Burr, B.M., and M.L. Warren, Jr.
Date:1986
Title:A distributional atlas of Kentucky fishes. Scientific and Technical Series No. 4.
Publisher:Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission
Pages:398 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:2
Author:Trautman, M.B.
Date:1981
Title:The fishes of Ohio.
Publisher:Ohio State University Press
Pages:782 pp
CommentsMost likely escapees from reservoir stockings in Claytor Lake, VA.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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