Specimen Information

Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
(Alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID45686
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common NameAlewife
StateVT
CountyRutland
LocalityLake St. Catherine, 12 miles from Lake Champlain
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMettawee River
HUC8 Number04300101
HUC10 NameMettawee River
HUC10 Number0430010102
HUC12 NameWells Brook-Mettawee River
HUC12 Number043001010203
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked illegally
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1785
Author:Hauser, M.
Date:1998
Title:Champlain Canal fish barrier study.
Journal:ANS Digest
Volume:2
Issue:3
Pages:26-27
Reference 2
Ref. Number:14430
Author:Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
Date:2005
Title:Baitfish of Vermont including Lake Champlain.
Publisher:Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
Pages:38 pp
CommentsHauser said bait release. Shawn Good (VT DFW) says illegally stocked by locals, Hauser agreed. See file records 49273 for letter from Good.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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