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Gymnocephalus cernuus
(ruffe)
Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID40356
GroupFishes
GenusGymnocephalus
Speciescernuus
Common Nameruffe
StateONT
LocalityNeebing River at Thunder Bay, Ontario (N 48o 23' 19.8 W 89o 15' 52.9)
Latitude48.3802566528
Longitude-89.2614898682
Lat-Long SourceMap derived
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day21
Month7 (July)
Year1996
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
CommentsSpecimen may be stored at the Royal Ontario Museum
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierJon Goldstein, U. of Wisconsin, Madison
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed1
Specimen Size109 mm





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