Specimen Information

Proterorhinus semilunaris
Proterorhinus semilunaris
(Freshwater Tubenose Goby)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID35361
GroupFishes
GenusProterorhinus
Speciessemilunaris
Common NameFreshwater Tubenose Goby
StateMI
CountySt. Clair
LocalityDetroit Edison Company Belle River Power Plant intake structure
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Clair
HUC8 Number04090001
HUC10 Name0409000100
HUC10 Number0409000105
HUC12 Name040900010000
HUC12 Number040900010504
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month4
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1044
Author:Jude, D.J., R.H. Reider, and G.R. Smith
Date:1992
Title:Establishment of gobiidae in the Great Lakes basin
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:49
Pages:416-421
CommentsSizable beds of submerged aquatic macrophytes and alga Chara. David J. Jude, Freshwater Physicians Inc. Brighton, MI (313) 763-3183; Robert Haas, MI Dept. of Fisheries. Mt. Clemens, MI (313) 465-4771. Another collection was made on a different day for a total of 2 fish between both days. See item number 1292.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordnation
Disposalpreserved
Museum Cat NumberUniv. of Michigan
VerifierGerald R. Smith, U.of MI, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Year Class1
Size45 and 52mm total length


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