Specimen Information

Dorosoma cepedianum
Dorosoma cepedianum
(Gizzard Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39445
GroupFishes
GenusDorosoma
Speciescepedianum
Common NameGizzard Shad
StateNY
LocalityMohawk drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameMohawk
HUC8 Number02020004
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyPublication Year
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
CommentsQuestionable as to if this shad is native to the Great Lakes or reaches there by canals. There are no records befor the canals were constructed. May have reached Lake Ontario through the Welland or Erie Canal.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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