Specimen Information

Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
(Alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID46642
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common NameAlewife
StateWI
CountyBrown
Localitycarp-holding ponds near Duck Creek (southern tip of Green Bay)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Fox
HUC8 Number04030204
HUC10 NameDuck Creek-Frontal Green Bay
HUC10 Number0403020401
HUC12 NameDead Horse Bay-Frontal Green Bay
HUC12 Number040302040101
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year1953
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaycanal
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:134
Author:Miller, R.R.
Date:1957
Title:Origin and dispersal of the alewife Alosa pseudoharengus, and the gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum, in the Great Lakes.
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:86
Issue:1956
Pages:97-111
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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