| Specimen ID | 39413 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Petromyzon |
| Species | marinus |
| Common Name | Sea Lamprey |
| State | NY |
| Locality | Lake Erie |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Lake Erie |
| HUC8 Number | 04260000 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 1985 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | canal |
| Status | established |
| 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 |
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| Comments | Sea lampreys were first reported in Lake Erie in 1921. They became common in Lakes Huron and Michigan by the 1930's and by the 1940's in eastern Lake Superior. The Welland Canal was believed to be the main route of migration to Lake Erie. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
