University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Fish Species Descriptions

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This collection contains descriptions of fish species from the Great Lakes region. These descriptions are modified from Hubbs' and Lagler's Fishes of the Great Lakes Region, 2003, by G. R. Smith. The records include such information as family, scientific name, common name, general and specific descriptions, distribution, and ecology.

This collection was part of the Flora and Fauna of the Great Lakes project October 2000 through September 2002.

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