Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID40368
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityThunder Bay Harbour (Lake Superior)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month9
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:9360
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Hintz, S.M. Keppner, and E. Paleczny.
Date:1999
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 1998.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service (in-house report).
Issue:May
Pages:27
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierOntario Ministry of Natural Resources
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5


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