Specimen Information

Alosa sapidissima
Alosa sapidissima
(American Shad)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39998
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciessapidissima
Common NameAmerican Shad
StateOH
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
Map
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Collection Year1870
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:2
Author:Trautman, M.B.
Date:1981
Title:The fishes of Ohio.
Publisher:Ohio State University Press
Pages:782 pp
CommentsStocked hundreds of thousands between 1870 and 1900.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked1000's


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