Specimen Information

Esox lucius
Esox lucius
(Northern Pike)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1321949
GroupFishes
GenusEsox
Specieslucius
Common NameNorthern Pike
StateAK
CountyMatanuska-Susitna
LocalityAlexander Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Susitna River
HUC8 Number19020505
HUC10 NameAlexander Creek
HUC10 Number1902050511
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Alexander Creek
HUC12 Number190205051106
Map
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Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked illegally
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29023
Author:Dunker, K.J., A.J. Sepulveda, R.L. Massengill, J.B. Olsen, O.L. Russ, J.K. Wenburg, and A. Antonovich
Date:2016
Title:Potential of environmental dna to evaluate Northern Pike (Esox lucius) eradication efforts: an experimental test and case study
Journal:PLoS ONE
Volume:11
Issue:9
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12959
Year ClassSpawning size
Size>300 mm fork length


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