Specimen Information

Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
(Alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID40057
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common NameAlewife
StateOH
CountyOttawa
LocalityLake Erie, off South Bass Island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NamePelee Island
HUC10 Number0426000001
HUC12 NamePelee Island
HUC12 Number042600000101
Map
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Collection Month12
Collection Year1940
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaycanal
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:134
Author:Miller, R.R.
Date:1957
Title:Origin and dispersal of the alewife Alosa pseudoharengus, and the gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum, in the Great Lakes.
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:86
Issue:1956
Pages:97-111
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size9 inches total length


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