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Alosa pseudoharengus
(alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant


Specimen ID35523
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common Namealewife
StateMI
CountyVan Buren
LocalityLake Michigan, 12 miles WNW of South Haven
HUC8 NameBlack-Macatawa
HUC8 Number4050002
Day22
Month12 (December)
Year1953
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Primary Pathwaycanal
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number134
AuthorMiller, R.R.
date1957
titleOrigin and dispersal of the alewife Alosa pseudoharengus, and the gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum, in the Great Lakes.
journalTrans. Amer. Fish. Soc.
vol86
issue1956
pages97-111
Commentscollected from 32 fathoms
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Catalog NoUMMZ 166514
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed2
Specimen Size180-188 mm SL





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