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Gymnocephalus cernuus
(ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID156024
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernuus
Common Nameruffe
StateMI
CountyDelta
LocalityLake Michigan, Little Bay de Noc at Escanaba Harbor, Escanaba, MI (Upper Peninsula)
HUC8 NameTacoosh-Whitefish
HUC8 Number4030111
Day9
Month10 (October)
Year2002
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
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Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number13842
AuthorCzypinski, G. D., A. K. Bowen, M. P. Sowinski, and B. MacKay.
date2003
titleSurveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 2002.
publisherU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
pages35 p.
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed1
Year Classadult
Specimen Size151 mm
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