Specimen Information

Gymnocephalus cernua
Gymnocephalus cernua
(Ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID46624
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernua
Common NameRuffe
StateWI
CountyDouglas
LocalityAmnicon River [near mouth, ~5 mi E of Superior, WI]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBeartrap-Nemadji
HUC8 Number04010301
HUC10 NameAmnicon River-Frontal Lake Superior
HUC10 Number0401030106
HUC12 NameLower Amnicon River-Frontal Lake Superior
HUC12 Number040103010607
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month9
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
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
VerifierGary Czypinski, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Ashland, WI
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected270


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