Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID40383
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Superior at Thunder Bay Harbour (Kaministiquia River, Canada)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13438
Author:Czypinski, G.D., A.K. Hintz, M.T. Weimer, A. Dextrase.
Date:2000
Title:Surveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 1999.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ashland, WI.
Pages:29 p
CommentsFrom: Surveillance for Ruffe in the Great Lakes, 1999 report by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, March 2000, 29 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierOntario Ministry of Natural Resources
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected8


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