Specimen Information

Alosa sapidissima
Alosa sapidissima
(American Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35570
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciessapidissima
Common NameAmerican Shad
StateMI
CountyShiawassee
LocalityShiawassee River at Corunna
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameShiawassee
HUC8 Number04080203
HUC10 NameWebb Creek-Shiawassee River
HUC10 Number0408020302
HUC12 NameOsburn Drain-Shiawassee River
HUC12 Number040802030206
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month8
Collection Year1874
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1499
Author:Baird, S.F.
Date:1878
Title:Report of the U.S. Fish Commission for 1875-1876.
Publisher:Goverment Printing Office, Washington.
Volume:4
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24746
Author:Clark, G., A.J. Kellogg, J.J. Bagley, and G.H. Jerome.
Date:1874
Title:State of Michigan. First report of the state commissioners and superintendent, on state fisheries, for 1873-4, ending December 1st, 1874.
Publisher:W.S. George and Company, Lansing, MI
Pages:46 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked80,000


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