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Alosa pseudoharengus
(alewife)
Fishes
Native Transplant


Specimen ID35524
GroupFishes
GenusAlosa
Speciespseudoharengus
Common Namealewife
StateMI
CountyChippewa
LocalityLake Superior, Whitefish Bay, about 1 mi. N of mouth of Tahquamenon River.
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number4020300
Latitude46.54
Longitude-84.815277
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Month6 (June)
Year1955
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
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed2
Specimen Size162-175 mm SL





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