Specimen Information

Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
(Threespine Stickleback)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID46561
GroupFishes
GenusGasterosteus
Speciesaculeatus
Common NameThreespine Stickleback
StateWI
CountyRacine
LocalityRoot River, below the Holiday Inn dam on Highway MM in Racine
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePike-Root
HUC8 Number04040002
HUC10 NameRoot River
HUC10 Number0404000203
HUC12 NameCity of Racine-Root River
HUC12 Number040400020306
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month5
Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait | canal | shipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Commentsrunning w/ alewives; report gives lat/long for all 3 points
Record TypePersonal communication
DisposalUniv. Wisc. --> Royal Ont.
Museum Cat NumberROM
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected73
Size49-77 mm


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