Specimen Information

Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
(Alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35526
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common NameAlewife
StateMI
CountyGrand Traverse
LocalityLake Michigan, East Bay of Grand Traverse Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month6
Collection Year1955
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
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberUMMZ 170945
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected19
Year Classjuvenile
Size55-76 mm SL


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