Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID35617
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateMI
CountyAlpena
LocalityThunder Bay River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameThunder Bay
HUC8 Number04070006
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month9
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9360
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Hintz, S.M. Keppner, and E. Paleczny.
Date:1999
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 1998.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service (in-house report).
Issue:May
Pages:27
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected15


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