Specimen Information

Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
(Alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35527
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common NameAlewife
StateMI
CountyMackinac
LocalityLake Huron, along shore in the Les Chenaux Channels.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCarp-Pine
HUC8 Number04200001
HUC10 NameMcKay Creek-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC10 Number0420000103
HUC12 NameMcKay Creek-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC12 Number042000010303
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month9
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 TypeLiterature
VerifierAnderson, L.R.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classfingerli
Sizeapprox. 2 inches TL


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