Specimen Information

Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
(Alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39407
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common NameAlewife
StateNY
LocalityLake Erie
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaycanal
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:460
Author:Emery, L.
Date:1985
Title:Review of fish introduced into the Great Lakes, 1819-1974. Technical Report No. 45.
Publisher:Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, MI.
Pages:31 pp
CommentsMeans of introduction uncertain. May have migrated up the Hudson River to the Erie Canal and then into Lake Ontario as early as 1819. First reported in Lake Erie in 1931 after the Welland Canal was built. Spread rapidly to other Great Lakes.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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