Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID35951
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateMN
CountySt. Louis
LocalitySt. Louis River near Lake Superior
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Louis
HUC8 Number04010201
HUC10 NameSaint Louis River
HUC10 Number0401020116
HUC12 NameSaint Louis River
HUC12 Number040102011604
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month5
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13438
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Hintz, M.T. Weimer, A. Dextrase.
Date:2000
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 1999.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ashland, WI.
Pages:29 p
CommentsFrom: Surveillance for Ruffe in the Great Lakes, 1999 report by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, March 2000, 29 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierU.S. Geological Survey, Ashland, WI
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected3052


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