Specimen Information

Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
(Threespine Stickleback)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID848990
GroupFishes
GenusGasterosteus
Speciesaculeatus
Common NameThreespine Stickleback
StateIN
CountyLaPorte
LocalityLake Michigan at Washington Park Harbor breakwater near Michigan City
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
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Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased bait | canal | shipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27245
Author:Simon, T.P., P.B. Moy, and D.K. Barnes.
Date:1998
Title:New distribution records for exotic and non-indigenous fish species in the Lake Michigan drainage, Indiana.
Journal:Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Volume:107
Pages:61-70
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected5


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