Specimen Information

Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
(Alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID40085
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common NameAlewife
StateOH
CountyAshtabula
LocalityLake Erie in the vicinity of Conneaut, OH
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
Map
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Collection Month12
Collection Year1954
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
Commentsclogged gill and fyke nets following a bad storm
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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