Specimen Information

Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
(Alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39428
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common NameAlewife
StateNY
LocalityLake Ontario
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
Map
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Collection Year1873
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaycanal
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:98
Author:Smith, C.L.
Date:1985
Title:The inland fishes of New York State.
Publisher:New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pages:522 pp
CommentsNo evidence to support its being native to this area. Reached Lake Ontario via the Erie canal between 1819 and 1873. May have been introduced with shad in 1870.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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