Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID46338
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateWI
CountyBayfield
LocalityIron River, at mouth, at Lake Superior
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBeartrap-Nemadji
HUC8 Number04010301
HUC10 NameIron River-Frontal Lake Superior
HUC10 Number0401030108
HUC12 NameIron River
HUC12 Number040103010806
Map
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Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:522
Author:Pratt, D.M., W.H. Blust, and J.H. Selgeby
Date:1992
Title:Ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus: Newly introduced in North America.
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:49
Pages:1616-1618
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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