Specimen Information

Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
(Alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39735
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common NameAlewife
StateNY
CountyOtsego
LocalityOtsego Lake, Cooperstown
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Susquehanna
HUC8 Number02050101
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked illegally
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:15590
Author:Page, C.
Date:2006
Title:Alewife invasion bad news for lake.
Publisher:Burlington Free Press
Volume:2006
Issue:15 February
Commentssee Chesapeake Bay paper Christmas et al. 1998; also bait bucket releases; first seen 1986
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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