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Gymnocephalus cernuus
(ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID159112
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernuus
Common Nameruffe
StateWI
CountyBayfield
LocalityLake Superior at Roman Point [~2.5 mi NW of Cornucopia]
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number4020300
Latitude46.8725
Longitude-91.1386
Lat-Long SourceGNIS
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day23
Month10 (October)
Year2003
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number13848
AuthorCzypinski, G. D., A. K. Bowen, M. A. Goehle, S. Cogswell, and B. MacKay.
date2004
titleSurveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 2003.
publisherU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
pages41 p.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed1





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