Specimen Information

Morone americana
Morone americana
(White Perch)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35892
GroupFishes
GenusMorone
Speciesamericana
Common NameWhite Perch
StateMN
CountySt. Louis
LocalityLake Superior at Duluth Harbor
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked illegally
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:740
Author:Johnson, T.B., and D.O. Evans
Date:1990
Title:Size-dependent winter mortality of young-of-the-year white perch: climate warming and invasion of the Laurentian Great Lakes.
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:119
Pages:301-313
Commentsfirst record for lake, likely represents a separate introduction, not dispersal from other Great Lakes
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest RecordLocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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