Specimen Information

Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
(Rudd)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID34928
GroupFishes
GenusScardinius
Specieserythrophthalmus
Common NameRudd
StateMA
CountyMiddlesex-Suffolk
LocalityCharles River, Cambridge/Boston
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameCharles
HUC8 Number01090001
Map
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Collection Month4
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:103
Author:Hartel, K.E.
Date:1992
Title:Non-native fishes known from Massachusetts freshwaters.
Journal:Occasional Reports of the MCZ Fish Department
Volume:2
Pages:1-9
Reference 2
Ref. Number:704
Author:Cardoza, J.E., G.S. Jones, T.W. French, and D.B. Halliwell.
Date:1993
Title:Exotic and translocated vertebrates of Massachusetts. Fauna of Massachusetts Series No. 6.
Publisher:Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Pages:95 pp
Commentsthe presence of adults and juveniles confirms reproduction in the lower Charles River (Hartel)
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Year Classad/juv


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