Specimen Information

Alosa pseudoharengus
Alosa pseudoharengus
(Alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID558202
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common NameAlewife
StateTN
CountyAnderson
LocalityNorris Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia
HUC8 Number06010205
HUC10 NameNorris Lake-Clinch River
HUC10 Number0601020511
HUC12 NameClinch River-Norris Lake
HUC12 Number060102051106
Map
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Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:23927
Author:Raborn, S.W., L.E. Miranda, and M.T. Driscoll
Date:2004
Title:Diet overlap and consumption patterns suggest seasonal flux in the likelihood for exploitative competition among piscivorous fishes.
Journal:Ecology of Freshwater Fish
Volume:13
Pages:276-284
Comments"...since 1991, introduced alewife have become abundant throughout the reservoir."
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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