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Gymnocephalus cernuus
(ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID35616
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernuus
Common Nameruffe
StateMI
CountyAlpena
LocalityThunder Bay River
HUC8 NameThunder Bay
HUC8 Number4070006
Day9
Month9 (September)
Year1998
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number9360
AuthorCzypinski, G.D., A.K. Hintz, S.M. Keppner, and E. Paleczny
date1999
titleSurveillance for ruffe in the Great Lakes, 1998.
publisherU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (in-house report)
issueMay
pages27
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed46





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