Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID35645
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateMN
CountySt. Louis
LocalityLake Superior at Stony Point (Sucker Bay) on the northwest shore about 13 miles northeast of Duluth
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month10
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
CommentsThis record was from a phone conversation with Don Schriener, MN DNR.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierMinnesota DNR biologists
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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