Specimen Information

Alosa chrysochloris
Alosa chrysochloris
(Skipjack Herring)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID46380
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Specieschrysochloris
Common NameSkipjack Herring
StateWI
CountyDoor
LocalityBailey's Harbor, near the outlet of Moonlight Bay, Door County
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month10
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaycanal
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1512
Author:Fago, D.
Date:1993
Title:Skipjack herring, Alosa chrysochloris, expanding its range into the Great Lakes.
Journal:Canadian Field-Naturalist
Volume:107
Pages:352-353
Commentslikely gained access to the lake through the Chicago shipping canal.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposal"Wisconsin DNR, Winona"
Museum Cat NumberWDNR 18071
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size43 cm; 1.1 kg


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