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Gymnocephalus cernuus
(ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID35545
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernuus
Common Nameruffe
StateMI
CountyAlpena
LocalityThunder Bay (River Shipping Channel)
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number4080300
Day21
Month9 (September)
Year1999
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number13438
AuthorCzypinski, G. D., A. K. Hintz, M. T. Weimer, A. Dextrase.
date2000
titleSurveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 1999.
publisherU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ashland, WI
pages29 p.
CommentsFrom: Surveillance for Ruffe in the Great Lakes, 1999 report by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, March 2000, 29 pp.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Alpena, MI
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed126





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